The Board granted service connection for residuals of hypertension, including fatigue, leg cramps, vision difficulties, shaky hands, dizzy spells, and hot flashes as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. However, it denied an initial disability rating greater than 10 percent for the service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's residuals of hypertension are secondary to his service-connected condition; however, his blood pressure readings do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of hypertension, including fatigue, leg cramps, vision difficulties, shaky hands, dizzy spells, and hot flashes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22000925
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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