Partly grantedPACT Act
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 11, 2021, for service connection for hypertension and denied a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance that the Veteran's current hypertension is proximately due to his service-connected sleep apnea, but the Veteran's blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under DC 7101.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011069
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