Granted
The Board grants service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hyperthyroidism.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA medical opinions establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and her service-connected hyperthyroidism, satisfying the necessary elements of service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106404
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