Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied, but the claim for lumbar spine arthritis was granted.
The deciding factor: The decision on hypertension was based on a lack of evidence showing in-service incurrence or aggravation, while the decision on lumbar spine arthritis was based on evidence of in-service injury and continuity of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, lumbar spine arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25007883
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