Citation Nr: 21070791
Decision Date: 11/26/21	Archive Date: 11/26/21

DOCKET NO. 17-18 495
DATE: November 26, 2021

ORDER

The appeal as to entitlement to service connection for hypertension is dismissed.

FINDING OF FACT

In May 2021, the Board granted service connection for hypertension also claimed as a heart disability; thus, the current appeal seeking service connection for the same disability is moot. 

CONCLUSION OF LAW

The criteria for dismissal of the appeal as to service connection for hypertension have been met. 38 U.S.C. § 7105.

REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION

The Veteran served on active duty from August 1967 to August 1970. 

In February 2016, VA denied service connection for hypertension (now claimed as a heart condition) because new and material evidence had not been submitted. The Veteran appealed this decision. 

In May 2021, under docket number 17-18 496, the Board reopened the claim of service connection for hypertension and granted service connection for hypertension also claimed as a heart disability. The agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) subsequently implemented the grant and assigned a noncompensable rating for hypertension effective November 4, 2015.

The issue of service connection for hypertension was also certified to the Board under the above-listed docket number. As service connection has already been granted for hypertension, there remains no specific determination for the Board to consider and the appeal is dismissed as moot. 38 U.S.C. § 7105.

 

 

LAURA E. COLLINS

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans' Appeals

Attorney for the Board	M. Carsten, Counsel

The Board's decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.