The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for hypertension was denied. The claim of service connection for GERD was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal. The issue of service connection for sleep apnea is not before the Board at this time.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran’s hypertension met the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7101, as it never manifested by diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19188221
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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