Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and headaches due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's psychiatric condition is being examined again to determine if it is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss. A VA examination will also be conducted to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed headache condition.

The Board denied service connection for a compensable disability rating for tinea pedis and various other conditions, including skin rashes, stomach disability, and psychiatric disorders, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychological disorder and hypertension have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the evidence does not support a finding that they are related to active duty service.

The Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis with bone spur, left knee degenerative arthritis with bone spur and meniscal tear, and hypertension are all granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's initial rating for a psychiatric disability is denied, and the Board has remanded service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and low back disorder due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within one year after separation. The Board also found that obesity was not an intermediate step between the service-connected atrioventricular block and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as there was no current diagnosis of the condition presented in the record.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches is dismissed.,The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy is dismissed. The claim was granted in a previous decision.

The Veteran's sinus condition is related to exposure to environmental hazards while serving in Southwest Asia. Service connection for hypertension, as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's travel to a VA medical appointment on May 8, 2024, was related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. As the treatment was for a service-connected condition, he is eligible for reimbursement of beneficiary travel.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, as it has predominantly systolic pressure of 160 or more and requires continuous medication for control.

The Board has granted an effective date of August 27, 2007 for the grant of service connection for hypertension. The Veteran's claim was received on that date and he is now entitled to this benefit.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, chronic sinusitis, and vision disability as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions in the record.

The Board has granted service connection for CAD, prostate cancer residuals, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ with an effective date of November 17, 2021. The Board also granted service connection for asthma, respiratory condition with an effective date of December 27, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, finding that there was no current diagnosis of hypertension and insufficient evidence to support a higher disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service-connected dizziness associated with hypertension is denied as the record does not support that he had dizziness prior to April 11, 2024.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, degenerative joint and disc disease of the low back, left knee osteochondroma, right knee degenerative joint disease, hypertension, folliculitis, chronic maxillary sinusitis, and migraine headaches, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since May 2021. The Board has granted a TDIU based on this evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension due to unclear exposure information, particularly regarding Agent Orange exposure. The VA will need to verify the Veteran's reported service in Guam and Vietnam, as well as his claimed toxic exposures during service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension to satisfy a regulatory duty under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (PACT Act).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to schedule a VA examination due to insufficient evidence in the record.