The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been granted on a presumptive basis. The appeal to reopen the claim and grant an increased rating for left leg peripheral neuropathy, generalized anxiety disorder, and TDIU is remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that established a current diagnosis of hypertension within one year of discharge from service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a).
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Left leg peripheral neuropathy, Generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19124978
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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