The Veteran's vascular hypertension is rated at 10% and muscle aches are rated at 0%. Effective December 30, 2009, service connection for these conditions was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s blood pressure readings met the criteria for a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 7101 due to two diastolic pressures of 100 or more. However, they did not meet the criteria for higher ratings as there were no systolic readings of 160 or more.
- Claimed conditions
- Vascular Hypertension, Muscle Aches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18155782
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- Denied
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