The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hypertension was granted, and he is now rated at 10% for this condition. The claims for service connection for various joint conditions (left knee, right knee, left hip, right hip, left shoulder, right shoulder) and restless leg syndrome were reopened due to new evidence received since the last final denial in 1990.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hypertension was found to be suboptimally controlled, warranting a higher rating of 10% from February 2008. The claims for service connection were granted as new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen them.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, hypertension, arthritis of the left knee, arthritis of the right knee, arthritis of the left hip, arthritis of the right hip, arthritis of the left shoulder, arthritis of the right shoulder, restless leg syndrome, short term memory loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1726092
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What this means for you
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