Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of hypertension was dismissed because the veteran did not submit the claim on the proper form.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was dismissed due to a claims processing error, specifically that the claim was not submitted on the correct form.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001972
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