Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's PTSD, with obesity as an intermediate step. The claim for a cervical spine disability was remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's obesity acted as an intermediate step between his hypertension and his service-connected PTSD, leading to the grant of service connection for hypertension. The cervical spine disability claim was remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, cervical strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106086
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