The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension and TDIU due to PTSD, while denying service connection for a neck disability and remanding claims for vasovagal syncope and migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hypertension met the criteria for a 10 percent rating based on diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more. The claim for TDIU was granted due to the impairment associated with PTSD alone precluding substantially gainful employment. Service connection for a neck disability was denied as there was no clear and convincing evidence of an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, neck disability, vasovagal syncope (claimed as vertigo), migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105186
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 713 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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