Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and PTSD were dismissed as they were not timely filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, hypertension, and migraine headaches to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for hypertension, as he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, and the reduction in the rating of lumbosacral strain with IVDS from 40 percent to 20 percent was not proper; the 40 percent rating is restored effective September 18, 2023.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with AUD, effective June 4, 2020, and also granted service connection for GERD, hypertension (HT), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's condition, considering all relevant exposures and circumstances.

The appeal for service connection for a back disability and neck disability was dismissed as moot, with full benefits granted. Other claims were remanded for further review.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension, considering the Veteran's historical blood pressure readings and granting the benefit of the doubt.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claims for dermatitis, a gastrointestinal disability, and hypertension due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, a 20 percent rating for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a 10 percent rating for hypertension. The claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia as it is not considered a disability under VA law. The claim for hypertension was remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and character of discharge due to regulatory changes and a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, a skin disability, and vertigo and dizziness to allow for readjudication based on new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for eczema, hypertension, basal cell carcinoma, and renal cell carcinoma and chronic kidney disease as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. However, it granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and hypothyroidism.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected hypertension and remanded the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for rhinitis, service connection for fatigue, headaches, muscle pain, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding a positive nexus between his hypertension and chronic heart failure to his active service at Camp Lejeune.

The appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, depression, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep disturbances (now claimed as insomnia), and fatigue were dismissed due to improper concurrent elections.