Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected hypertension, as the evidence did not show a diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.
The deciding factor: Throughout the appeal period, the Veteran required medication for control of hypertension. However, diastolic and systolic pressure readings were predominantly less than 100 and 160 respectively, not meeting the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106476
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