( October 16, 2026, 1:34 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims affirmed a Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) decision denying a veteran’s claim for benefits based on service-linked hypertension allegedly caused by exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found at Seneca Army Depot where he was stationed approximately 25 years before PFAS was found at the base....