The Veteran's hypertension is granted a 10 percent rating, and his PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating for the entire period on appeal. The Veteran is also granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the same period.
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, his PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but does not approximate total occupational and social impairment. His hypertension warrants a 10 percent rating due to diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more prior to medication and continuous medication requirement.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010668
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