Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and remanded claims related to a low back disability, bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome, and other conditions due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the medical opinion that the Veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral knee disability, Bilateral ankle disability, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Hypertension, Low back disability, Left shoulder impingement syndrome, Right shoulder impingement syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087048
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