Granted
The Board granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA medical examiner opined that the Veteran's pulmonary hypertension is due to his idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and there is no opposing opinion of record.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary hypertension, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108434
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