Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and an effective date prior to February 14, 2023, for service connection of hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hypertension did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as it did not predominantly reach diastolic pressure of 100 or more or systolic pressure of 160 or more. The effective date was set to February 14, 2023, based on his intent to file.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011342
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