Denied
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertensive heart disease was denied. The effective date remains September 23, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran was first diagnosed with hypertensive heart disease on September 23, 2011, and there is no evidence supporting an earlier diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25006182
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