Granted
The Board granted the Veteran an initial rating of 10 percent for service-connected hypertension, effective from May 2, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diastolic reading is not predominantly 100 or more, nor is his systolic reading predominantly 160 or more, but he continuously takes medication to treat his hypertension, which corresponds to a 10 percent rating under DC 7101.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25106916
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