Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, secondary to sleep apnea with asthma, and increased the rating for fibromyalgia to 40 percent from September 20, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hypertension was found to be aggravated by his service-connected sleep apnea with asthma, while his fibromyalgia symptoms were constant or nearly so and refractory to therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021461
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