Granted
The Veteran's service-connected hypertension is granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran's hypertension manifested in systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more during the initial appeal period, which meets the criteria for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7101.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093379
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