Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease are granted as presumptively related to service due to the PACT Act. The claims for direct service connection or secondary service connection remain pending.

The Veteran's claims for glaucoma and temporomandibular joint dysfunction have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew these claims during a hearing.,New evidence has reopened previously denied claims for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, COPD, chronic renal insufficiency, hypertension, prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The hypertension claim is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's disability rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine was restored to 20 percent effective June 1, 2020. The initial compensable ratings for hypertension and hearing loss were denied.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding it presumed to be related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Vietnam as a result of the PACT Act.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, prostate cancer, and hypothyroidism due to a lack of evidence showing exposure to herbicide agents during service or direct causation.

The Board denied the Veteran's reduction from a 40% to a 20% rating for hypertension and his claim for TDIU, finding that the evidence did not show actual improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of bronchitis, hypertension, and a deviated septum as the appellant withdrew all his claims and appeals.

The Veteran's hypertension is not rated higher than non-compensable due to the lack of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, and systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Veteran's appeal has been remanded for further evaluation of his hypertension and chronic kidney disease with hypertension, including a new VA examination. The effective date for the award of service connection for chronic kidney disease with hypertension is set at December 6, 2013.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions, particularly those related to toxic exposures in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was granted effective from August 10, 2022. A 10 percent rating is assigned for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete records and the need to determine if any of her conditions are associated with active duty or inactive duty training.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the condition reasonably incurred in service and continued afterwards.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety was denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to in-service acoustic trauma.,No current right arm disability, GERD, or fungal foot condition was found.,Service connection for fungus of the feet is denied.,Bilateral knee disability and facial cyst are remanded for further development.,Service connection for hypertension is remanded.,Minimal small vessel periventricular ischemic white matter disease is remanded as secondary to hypertension.,Chronic headaches are remanded.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for rating increases and service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act. The right knee and upper back/neck arthritis issues are remanded for further review.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is directly related to his active duty service, including exposure to toxic substances during service. After considering all evidence and resolving all doubts in favor of the Appellant, the Board finds that service connection for hypertension is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for high blood pressure, also claimed as hypertension is being remanded due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis secondary to his service-connected allergic rhinitis has been granted.