Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hypertension was dismissed due to a violation of claims-processing rules.
The deciding factor: The December 2024 NOD did not comply with claims-processing rules as it was filed concurrently and prior to the adjudication of an HLR request, leading to its dismissal.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106613
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