Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam. The issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for hypothyroidism and service connection for ear diseases including tinnitus are remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to service and has been granted as service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further evaluation due to a duty to assist error. The examiner must determine if the condition was caused or aggravated by her service-connected sleep apnea, foot, knee, spine and anemia disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals regarding various disabilities were dismissed due to his death while the appeal was pending.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD is denied.,Service connection for mild cardiomegaly as secondary to PTSD is denied.,The Board has ordered remand for further action on the issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings based on current symptomatology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found that new and relevant evidence has not been received to support the readjudication of his claims.

The Veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date and higher initial rating for hypertension, as well as his TDIU claim, have all been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of these appeals.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for hypertension, sleep apnea, and psoriasis as secondary to service-connected bipolar disorder and panic disorder due to errors in duty to assist.

The Veteran's hypertension was rated at 10 percent, but the Board found that his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DC 7101. The persuasive weight of the evidence is against a finding that he meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating or greater.

The Veteran's combined disability rating is 100 percent, but he does not have a single disability rated at 100 percent. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone do not result in the need for aid and attendance.

The reduction of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability rating from 20 percent to 10 percent, effective December 15, 2021, was improper and restoration of the 20 percent rating is granted. The claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, IBS, and left hip disabilities are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) and Hypertension, as both conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The VA will need to obtain additional opinions regarding whether FSAD is caused or aggravated by PTSD and whether hypertension is secondary to PTSD with obesity.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent since December 18, 2016. The rating will be reconsidered as the claim is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an adrenal gland disorder, a pituitary gland disorder, and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's individual health history will be considered in these cases.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional examinations and opinions regarding service connection for right ear hearing loss and hypertension due to issues with the previous denials.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing hypertension was aggravated during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and myopathic syndrome due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The AOJ is instructed to verify employment dates, obtain additional VA medical opinions, and then readjudicate the cases.

The Board granted initial disability ratings of 40 percent for right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy and 30 percent for left upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, but denied higher ratings for the lower extremities and a compensable rating for hypertension. The Board also denied an increased rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder from September 17, 2021, and granted TDIU from September 4, 2014 to June 29, 2015.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, sterility, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, and migraine have been remanded due to the need for further review of the evidence.,Claims for cervical strain, lumbar strain, right knee condition, left knee condition, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are also being remanded.