Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The appeal for service connection of COPD is dismissed due to untimely filing.,Service connection for headaches, diabetes, GERD, and hypertension are denied.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension due to lack of evidence showing it was incurred or aggravated by active service, including in-service hazardous exposures and Persian Gulf service. The Board also remanded the claims for left and right knee disabilities as there were insufficient medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are caused or aggravated by a service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and will need to schedule an examination for the Veteran's hypertension claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes, diabetic neuropathy, heart condition, eye conditions, depression, and loss of sex drive due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran was not provided with VA examinations for these issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's diabetic nephropathy is related to service or his service-connected hypertension, and if so, whether it was aggravated by his hypertension.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for fibrous dysplasia of sphenoid bone and diabetes mellitus type II due to potential errors in obtaining medical opinions. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hypertension is denied as her blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DC 7101.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for cardiomyopathy and hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the April 2025 rating decision. The issues are being remanded for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for tinnitus is denied. The Board has remanded the remaining claims of service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disability.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, are being remanded due to incomplete evidence and procedural errors.,

The Veteran's service connection claims for erectile dysfunction and voiding dysfunction have been denied due to the lack of evidence linking these conditions to his in-service exposure.,The remaining service connection claims (for bilateral feet, ankles, hip, wrist, cervical spine, upper extremity radiculopathy, psychiatric disorder, GERD, sleep apnea, and hypertension) are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for unspecified neurocognitive disorder, hypertension, and carotid artery atherosclerosis without stenosis as secondary to hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's exposure to burn pits during service is considered.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, organic brain injury (to include dementia), a right eye disorder, a right leg disorder, and sinusitis are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his service treatment records and Social Security Administration records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea due to a lack of medical opinions addressing the relationship between his service, service-connected conditions, and any in-service blood pressure readings. The issues are intertwined as the secondary claim is dependent on the primary claim.

The Board has granted service connection for Major Depressive Disorder, Hypothyroidism, and Hypertension. The decision is based on direct evidence of these conditions during service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding four different conditions, and the Board has dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's hypertension has been granted an increased rating of 10 percent, effective August 20, 2024. The varicocele issue remains at the noncompensable level.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to herbicide exposure during service and contributed substantially to his cause of death.,Service connection for both hypertension and the cause of death (hypertensive cardiovascular disease) is granted.

The Veteran's hypertension was granted a 10 percent rating for the period prior to August 10, 2022. The Veteran's bladder cancer received a 100 percent rating from March 7, 2018 until September 8, 2018.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between hypertension and service. The Veteran's hypertension is being reviewed for possible service connection.