Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, an initial compensable rating for chronic bronchitis, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) as additional development is necessary.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including a right hip disability, left ankle disability, right trigger finger disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and hypertension.

The appeal for special monthly pension (SMP) based on the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status is remanded to ensure that the appellant receives every possible consideration, including a new VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain additional records from the West Los Angeles VAMC prior to August 1998.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence linking them to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, an eye condition (vision), and a functional gastrointestinal disorder (claimed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)), and denied an earlier effective date of service connection prior to April 11, 2022, for sleep apnea. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for hypertension, service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The claims for service connection for left shoulder tendonitis, right shoulder pain, and lumbar spine disease were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the hypertension issue for further development.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for colon cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, vision condition (secondary to diabetes mellitus), erectile dysfunction, headaches, and peripheral neuropathy of the left foot/heel due to a need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with persistent depressive disorder and alcohol abuse disorder (GAD) is shown to preclude the Veteran from securing and following substantially gainful employment consistent with his work and education background from November 1, 2012.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II, hypertension, bilateral femoral stents for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), and heart disability, but denied service connection for Parkinson's disease.

The Board remands the case to obtain new medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death, specifically addressing his service in the Panama Canal Zone and potential exposure to toxins.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension to obtain additional medical evidence regarding its relationship with the Veteran's service-connected primary insomnia and obesity.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, a heart disability, and a respiratory disability due to outstanding service treatment records and insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, hypertension, a right elbow disability, and a left ear hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and eye disorder (also claimed as glaucoma) due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, and bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a cardiac disability, to include an aortic aneurysm, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis and hypertension as there is no evidence to support a nexus between the Veteran's claimed conditions and her active duty service.