Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence for and against the claim is in approximate balance, with historical diastolic readings of 100 or more before medication was prescribed supporting a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016243
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