Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for hypertension was denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the criteria for entitlement to an earlier effective date for hypertension were not met, and the claim for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder was dismissed due to jurisdictional issues.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, osteoarthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003932
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