The Board granted service connection for aortic valve stenosis as secondary to hypertension, but denied service connection for left and right hip osteoarthritis and remanded the claim for further development regarding osteoporosis of the back.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's aortic valve stenosis is due to his service-connected hypertension. The other claims were denied as there was no persuasive evidence of current disability in either hip, and remanded for further development regarding the back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic valve stenosis, left hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, osteoporosis of the back
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084641
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