Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The case is being sent back for an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's hypertension has been rated at a minimum of 10 percent since August 10, 2022. The Board found that the evidence supports this rating based on the Veteran's history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more and his need for continuous medication to control his blood pressure.

The Board has granted the appellant's petition to readjudicate her claim for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that new and relevant evidence submitted supports this claim. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Veteran's hypertension has been granted service connection under the PACT Act, and he is entitled to a disability rating for coronary artery disease. However, his claim for an increased rating remains pending.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is remanded as there is insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's appeal to readjudicate service connection for lung growths, hypertension, a back disability, and a left hip disability has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his agent.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and a TDIU were dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.

The Board has denied service connection for a dental issue and remanded the claim for high blood pressure due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset and etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as his October 7, 2019 Notice of Disagreement was untimely filed following the February 2017 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, left foot disorder, right foot disorder, right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, hypertension, and GERD. The VA examiner is required to provide an opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension, OSA, and an eye disability due to a duty-to-assist error. The Veteran's hypertension claim is related to his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam, but the VA examination must provide a rationale regarding whether it is at least as likely as not that any diagnosed hypertension had its onset during active service or is related to any in-service disease or event.

The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated as noncompensable (zero percent) due to the lack of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.,Service connection for skin cancer, invasive malignant melanoma, is granted based on a finding that it is at least as likely as not related to sun exposure without protective equipment during service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his sleep apnea, with obesity considered as an intermediate step.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension does not warrant a compensable rating, and has remanded the claims for service connection for thrombocytopenia due to insufficient evidence. The issues of entitlement to service connection are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The appeal for readjudication of previously denied claims related to hypertension, heart disability, GERD, peripheral neuropathy, PTSD with anxiety and depression, rheumatoid arthritis, and respiratory disorder are dismissed as they were already addressed in a December 2023 Board decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension, finding that his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of death due to valvular heart disorder, which is presumed associated with herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. The Veteran's hypertension, also presumptively linked to his service-connected ischemic heart disease, contributed to his valvular heart disorder.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted with a 10% rating, effective July 20, 2011. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension, finding that both conditions are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the March 2018 VA examination, and now requires an opinion on whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been readjudicated due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. An earlier effective date of April 12, 2018 is granted for his service-connected psychiatric disability.,An initial rating of 50 percent for a psychiatric disability is granted but no higher.