The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for eczema.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's hypertension manifested in diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more, or a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more requiring continuous medication for control. The remand was necessary to obtain an adequate opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's eczema.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086161
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