Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding clear and unmistakable evidence that the Veteran had a preexisting condition prior to service and that it was not aggravated by service.

The Board granted service connection for arterioslerotic heart diseases, diabetes melitis type II, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction with specific evaluations. The effective date is August 10, 2022.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and aortic aneurysm due to inadequate opinions in the original decision. The Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to insufficient development of evidence, including a VA examination and medical nexus opinion. The Veteran was diagnosed with both conditions during service or shortly thereafter, but her current diagnoses are not definitively established in the record.

The Veteran's hypertension was not found to meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,Bilateral hearing loss and psychiatric disorders were not diagnosed or service-connected.

The Veteran's hypertension, abdominal scar, left side of face scar, back scar, right leg cramps, and left leg cramps were not incurred or aggravated during active duty service.,Service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the evidence is insufficient to decide whether the appellant's hypertension had its inception during his period of active duty from August 21, 2004 to September 14, 2004. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for service-connected hypertension, finding that the Veteran's diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more and requires continuous medication for control.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including lumbosacral strain/sprain, right knee degenerative arthritis status post-surgery, left knee condition, bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and no service connection decisions were made.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension, left elbow flexion and extension disabilities, and impairment of supination/pronation in the left forearm associated with residuals of shrapnel wound were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for hypertension or higher ratings for any of the left elbow or forearm disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, right shoulder pain and Becker mole, hypertension, left lower extremity numbness and tingling, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are denied.,The Board is remanding the issues of service connection for left lower extremity numbness and tingling, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and will consider new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for entitlement to earlier effective dates for CAD, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension due to a lack of a medical opinion on whether these conditions are related to service. The VA will obtain an appropriate medical opinion regarding this issue.

The Veteran's hypertension is manifested by systolic pressures predominantly 160 or more, and the Board has granted an initial 10 percent evaluation for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, which is granted for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.

The Veteran's hypertension, lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome and vertebral fracture, explosive diarrhea, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and hydrocele repair during right spermatocele resection were all granted service connection. However, the initial rating for lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome and vertebral fracture was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral neurological disability of the upper and lower extremities due to errors in the AOJ's decision.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to their death.