The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, chest injury, kidney disease, and a compensable rating for dermatophytosis due to pre-decisional failure of the duty to assist.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show blood pressure readings predominantly 200 or more systolic or predominantly 110 or more diastolic at any time during the claim period, which would support a higher rating for hypertension. The claims for service connection were remanded due to pre-decisional failure of the duty to assist.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, chest injury, kidney disease, bilateral dermatophytosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020472
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