Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a compensable rating of 10 percent for hypertension, but the claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for psychiatric disability, TDIU, DEA, and service connection for heart disability were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a 10 percent rating for hypertension due to continuous medication requirements, while the psychiatric symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating of 70 percent or an earlier effective date for increased ratings or TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, psychiatric disability (other specified stressor and traumatic related disorder with associated anxiety, sleep disturbance, and depressed moods)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020207
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