The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected hypertension with hyperlipidemia, bilateral pes planus, allergic rhinitis, and chronic non-specific dermatitis. The claim for headaches was not addressed as it is not related to service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7101 (hypertension) due to diastolic pressure consistently below 100 and systolic pressure consistently below 160.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension with hyperlipidemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0800679
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What you can do next
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