The Board found that the veteran's PTSD warranted a 30 percent evaluation prior to June 26, 1996. Service connection for hypertension was denied as secondary to PTSD. The calluses of each foot were rated at 10 percent prior to January 30, 2001 and at 20 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that there is no medical evidence showing that stress caused the veteran's hypertension, but it was conceivable that stress could aggravate hypertension. The Board found that service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD was not established.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0212130
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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