Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 60% from January 19, 2010. The Board denied a higher rating for hypertension and granted TDIU effective from January 19, 2010.,Prior to January 19, 2010, the Veteran did not meet the schedular requirements for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate his claims of service connection for thyroid carcinoma, bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension as no new and relevant evidence was presented.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted as the evidence supports that his current condition had its onset during active service and is related to an in-service event.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is denied as there is no persuasive evidence linking his current diagnosis to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for higher evaluations for bilateral tinnitus and hypertension have been denied. The maximum schedular rating of 10 percent is assigned for bilateral tinnitus, as there are no other schedular basis to award a higher evaluation. For hypertension, the criteria for a compensable evaluation are not met due to diastolic pressures consistently below 100 or systolic pressures consistently below 160.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for an earlier effective date for service connection and a compensable rating for hypertension. The effective date of August 10, 2022 (the date the PACT Act was enacted) is already established as the earliest possible effective date under law.

The Veteran's claims for service connection related to DM, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, and CAD have been granted under the PACT Act. The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in Guam.,Service connection has also been established for prostate cancer and Parkinson's Disease.

The Veteran's anxiety is rated at a 70 percent rating since February 15, 2016.,An effective date prior to October 7, 2013 for service connection for hypertension was denied.

The Veteran's migraines, left eye twitch, hypertension, and chronic pyonephrosis are related to service, with some being secondary to other service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for thoracic aortic aneurysm disability and for an initial compensable rating for hypertension disability. The Board found that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the disabilities and the Veteran's service, including presumed herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of hypertension, left ankle strain, right ankle strain, cervical strain, rhinitis, sinusitis, and ear infection, otitis media as these conditions were not submitted within one year of his separation from service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, effective from September 22, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence in June 2002, which led to a grant of effective date of December 11, 2000.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during service, specifically Vietnam. The PACT Act has added hypertension to the list of presumptively service-connected diseases for veterans exposed to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral eye condition, depression, right knee degenerative arthritis, high blood pressure (hypertension), left hip arthritis (status post hip replacement), and obstructive sleep apnea due to a lack of medical opinions addressing the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for high cholesterol has been denied as hyperlipidemia is not a ratable disability.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes and high blood pressure are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions considering his lay statements regarding exposure to toxic substances during service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for neck disability is also remanded as it requires an examination addressing his lay statements about lifting heavy equipment in service.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence related to the issue of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which was denied in the February 2024 rating decision. The claim is remanded for readjudication.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted a 10 percent rating effective November 17, 2021. The Board also found service connection for hypertension from the date of claim and denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including anxiety, PTSD, depression, allergies, a right leg disability, bilateral shoulder disabilities, carpal tunnel syndrome, hair loss, sleep apnea, and low back and neck disabilities are denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for stroke, diabetes mellitus type II, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and fibromyalgia as secondary to PTSD with mood disorder due to insufficient examination findings and failure to consider obesity as an intermediate step in causation.