Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's hypertension, both directly and as secondary to an already service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a link between the veteran's service and his hypertension diagnosis over two decades post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000739
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