The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected hypertension was granted effective October 21, 2022. The Board found that there is no evidence of an increase in severity prior to this date.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence showing an increase in the Veteran's disability prior to the November 2022 VA examination which gave rise to the current rating.
- Claimed conditions
- HTN
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24081064
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