Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it did not have its onset in service or many years thereafter and is unrelated to service, even when considering possible toxic risk exposure activity.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's hypertension was less likely than not related to TERA exposure during service based on a review of medical literature and the Veteran's medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101059
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