The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and an increased rating of 20 percent for benign prostatic hypertrophy. The Veteran's hypertension was first diagnosed during active duty, while his BPH is currently rated at the maximum allowable under VA guidelines.
The deciding factor: The December 2009 medical opinion established that the Veteran's hypertension manifested in service and has been controlled since then, warranting a grant of service connection. For the increased rating claim, the Board found that the Veteran's BPH more nearly approximated urinary frequency with a daytime voiding interval of less than one hour or awakening to void five or more times per night.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1020855
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