Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Board has granted readjudication for service connection claims related to BPH, cervical spine spondylosis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy due to receipt of new evidence. Service connection is now established for these conditions.

The Veteran's persistent depressive disorder, moderate with anxious distress, was rated at 50 percent and denied an increased rating.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including degeneration of lumbar disc, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type 2, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, pancreatitis, and ventral hernia. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for an obstructive sleep apnea disability and a hypertension disability, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's hypertension did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as per Diagnostic Code (DC) 7101, and therefore his initial claim for service-connected hypertension was denied.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for service-connected hypertension as there is no showing of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more, despite the Veteran's continuous medication use.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, OSA, left knee disability, and right knee disability on a secondary basis to the Veteran's already service-connected conditions.

Your appeal for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II has been dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure. The heart disability, including the heart block and implanted cardiac pacemaker, is also granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's hypertension was denied a compensable rating as it did not meet the criteria for a 10% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7101, which requires diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. An addendum opinion is needed to address the onset and relationship of his hypertension to his active-duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of in-service event or injury relative to these conditions and insufficient evidence linking them to service.

The Veteran's death was caused by end stage liver disease, which the Board found to be related to alcohol abuse rather than service-connected hypertension. The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure during service, but the issue of direct service connection for hypertension is remanded.,Service connection for malignant skin neoplasms and bilateral lower extremity peripheral nerve disability is denied.

The Veteran's GERD is granted an initial 30 percent rating, while the other service connection claims are remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal concerning service connection for heart condition and high blood pressure has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has denied service connection for various disabilities, including left foot disability, right foot disability, hearing disability (including as tinnitus and hearing loss), PFB, right eye disability, left arm disability, and hypertension. The claims are based on direct service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claims for basal cell carcinoma, hypertension, arrhythmia, and GERD are remanded due to a failure to obtain medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's appeal concerning the issues of hypertension, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral pes planus has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has restored a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's coronary artery disease (CAD) associated with hypertension, but denied any request for an increased rating.