The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for hypertension and denied a higher rating, while remanding several service connection claims.

The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's hypertension required continuous prescribed multiple medications for treatment, and systolic pressure predominantly in the 160s, which met the criteria for a 10 percent rating. However, there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more to warrant a higher rating.

Claimed conditions

hypertension, traumatic brain injury (TBI), diabetes mellitus, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obstructive sleep apnea, kidney failure, erectile dysfunction

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

10%

Decision date

February 21, 2025

Citation

A25015932

Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine