The Veteran's HTN is granted as secondary to his service-connected DM-II. The polyneuropathy of the left upper extremity remains at a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: Both VA examiners have commented favorably on either causation or aggravation, supporting the grant of secondary service connection for HTN.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension (HTN), Polyneuropathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 7, 2020
- Citation
- A20017979
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.
What you can do next
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