Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's right ankle sprain was granted service connection as it started during service and continued to present. The lung condition, hypertension, and ED claims are remanded for further review.

Your appeals for service connection for a brain tumor, essential tremors, and hypertension have been dismissed as you opted into the AMA review system after your appeal was remanded.

The Veteran's death has resulted in the dismissal of all claims due to lack of jurisdiction, as the Board does not have authority to adjudicate posthumous appeals.

The appeal for a special home adaptation (SHA) grant is dismissed. The remaining claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and the residuals of a stroke are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral foot condition are related to or aggravated by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease have been reopened due to new evidence. The Board has determined that these conditions are related to his in-service stress and granted the claims.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including insomnia and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, is currently rated at 30 percent from December 1, 2015. The claim for a higher rating remains denied.,The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 10 percent from February 26, 2020. The claim for a higher rating remains denied.,The Veteran's bilateral foot disability is rated at the maximum schedular rating under applicable diagnostic codes and no higher rating is granted.,The Veteran's allergic rhinitis does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period from July 11, 2017 to December 5, 2019. The case is remanded for referral to the Director, Compensation Service, for extraschedular consideration of TDIU for the period from January 14, 2010 to July 10, 2017.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and associated conditions, became effective on February 3, 2006.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and for various other disabilities. The decision also denies ratings in excess of those currently assigned.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and inextricably intertwined issues. The claims include lichen planus, type II diabetes, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the claims for Parkinson's disease, hypertension, and a heart disability due to unresolved issues regarding in-service exposure. The cause of death claim is also remanded as it is intertwined with these service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus and hypertension secondary to service-connected PTSD due to inadequate opinions regarding aggravation.

The Board denied entitlement to TDIU prior to January 6, 2021 due to the appellant's service-connected disabilities not meeting the percentage requirements for a TDIU. From January 6, 2021, the issue was moot as the appellant received a 100% rating and SMC based on housebound status.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's exposure to lead-based paints during his naval service is related to his current condition.

The Veteran's DMII and hypertension were granted service connection due to in-service herbicide agent exposure.,Her glaucoma, sleep apnea, lung condition (including COPD and asthma), GERD, breast cancer, IBS, endocrinopathy, hypothyroidism, tinnitus, blood clots, heart condition, and bilateral hearing loss were all remanded for further development due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin disorder, urinary bladder condition, prostate disorder, and hearing loss are dismissed. The claim for hypertension is granted with a rating of 70%. The claim for total initial rating for psychiatric disability is remanded.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, poor eyesight (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus), erectile dysfunction (claimed as secondary to a service-connected condition), hypertension, and kidney damage (secondary to hepatitis C).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hyperplasia of the prostate, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease is granted. Service connection for PTSD is also granted with a maximum disability rating of 100%. The TDIU claim is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a total schedular rating for PTSD. The heart disorder claim is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for high blood pressure was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to promulgation of a decision. The appeals for sleep apnea, respiratory disability, psychiatric disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, back disability, and shin splints are remanded.