Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's hypertension, finding that it is secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder and right shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- 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 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005839
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