The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of service-connected hypertension was denied as the evidence did not show that his blood pressure readings met the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of service-connected monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) was denied as there is no evidence to show that his condition has manifested as symptomatic multiple myeloma.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied as the audiometric results did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings in any of the conditions due to inconsistent or non-repeatable audiometric results and lack of manifestation of symptomatic multiple myeloma.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24081995
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