Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for pheochromocytoma, hypertension (HTN), heart condition, and diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development and readjudication.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder and denied an earlier effective date prior to August 3, 2014, for the award of service connection for a postoperative hernia repair scar.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension and remanded the issue of service connection for stage 2 chronic kidney disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension as additional evidence is needed to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his service-connected degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for tension headaches effective September 13, 2022, but denied earlier effective dates and service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service.

The appeal was denied a compensable rating for headaches and service connection for hypertension.

The appeal was granted for the severance of service connection for hypertension and entitlement to service connection for a heart disability (claimed as cardiomyopathy) associated with hypertension. The claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension was remanded.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea was dismissed due to a duty to assist error in the April 2025 rating decision.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a facial injury, head injury, and left thumb injury as there was no evidence of current disability or functional impairment. The claims for GERD, squamous mucosa, migraine headaches, and hypertension were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it is not etiologically related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left foot crush injury, and sciatic radiculopathy of both lower extremities, also secondary to the newly service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for left and right ankle strains, denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded claims for hypertension and gout.

The Board denied benefits for a child born with birth defects and spina bifida under 38 U.S.C. § 1805, as the appellant does not have a diagnosis of spina bifida and is not the biological daughter of the Veteran.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for hypertension, a compensable rating for hypertension, and service connection for various conditions including PTSD, right ankle disability, left elbow disability, headaches, erectile dysfunction, but granted service connection for headaches and erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's hypertension did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, and several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for cervical strain and a compensable rating for scars post-removal of squamous cell carcinomas, while remanding several other claims including diabetes mellitus, type II, diabetic neuropathies, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, left knee disability, traumatic brain injury with post-concussion syndrome migraines, and left hip disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it did not manifest during active duty or within one year thereof, and is not related to any in-service event, injury, disease, or medication taken for a service-connected disability. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded due to the need for an etiology opinion.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension and granted an increased rating of 20 percent for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease from April 13, 2022. The effective date for the right lower extremity radiculopathy was also granted as May 10, 2016.