Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the condition.

The Board granted an effective date of July 30, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension and dismissed claims for earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD; hypertension; OSA; and erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with depression and acute coronary syndrome were granted a 100% rating, while hypertension and the disability rating for acute coronary syndrome status post percutaneous coronary intervention stent placement were denied.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence supports a chronic disease presumptive service connection under 38 U.S.C. § 1112 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b).

The Board remands the appeal to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors related to the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension.

All appeals for higher ratings, decreased ratings, and service connection claims have been dismissed as the Veteran has already appealed these issues to the Board.

The Board granted initial ratings for left upper extremity weakness, left lower extremity weakness, rectum impairment, and voiding dysfunction/urine leakage, denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The appeal was dismissed as the benefit sought for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and essential tremor, and initial compensable ratings for hypothyroidism and hypertension were withdrawn. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent based upon multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for a respiratory disorder, peripheral vascular disease, and hypertension was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.

The Board granted an effective date of July 8, 2020 for service connection for hypertensive retinopathy and hypertension.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss and dismissed the appeal as to service connection for diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, posttraumatic stress disorder, and thyroid issues.

The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 20 percent for gastrectomy residuals and 10 percent for gastrectomy scars, but denied higher ratings for hypertension, tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and service connection for an enlarged prostate, GERD, cervical spine pain, and right wrist pain.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding a causal relationship based on the evidence and applying the presumption of service connection for chronic diseases that manifest within one year of separation from service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically failing to address relevant medical evidence and lay testimony.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions as there has not been substantial compliance with its previous directives.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to ensure that VA's responsibilities under the duty to assist are followed and that the Veteran is afforded every possible consideration.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension under the PACT Act, presumptively linking both conditions to herbicide agent exposure in Thailand.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to the promulgation of a decision, and therefore, it is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and chronic nephritis as secondary to hypertension, with effective dates of August 4, 2014. It also granted initial ratings for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and fibromyalgia.