Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's hypertension because the blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for such a rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diastolic and systolic blood pressure readings were consistently below the thresholds required for a compensable rating, despite medication use.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004336
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