The Board denied service connection for elevated blood pressure and noncompensable evaluations for various scars and conditions, as the evidence did not support a current disability or sufficient symptoms to warrant a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not show a current diagnosis of essential hypertension or any other form of persistent elevated blood pressure. The scars were found to be too small in area to warrant a compensable evaluation under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- elevated blood pressure, right neck scar residual of IV access port, right chest scar residual of IV access port, right leg scar residual of IV access port, thrombotic, thrombocytopenia, purpura disorder quiescent, hemolytic anemia quiescent
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25053925
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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