Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board granted an effective date of July 20, 2023, for the grant of service connection for hypertension but denied a higher initial rating.

The Board denied the appeal, affirming the severance of service connection for various conditions due to clear and unmistakable errors in the prior decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased evaluation of various conditions due to a request for information regarding the competence of the VA examiners who provided expert medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arteriosclerotic heart disease and PTSD, preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities as secondary to diabetes due to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Okinawa.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, headaches, left knee MCL strain with limitation of flexion, and left knee MCL strain with bracing post-surgery, but granted service connection for CFS, left leg RLS, and a 10 percent rating for scar, left lower extremity knee. The effective date for the 70 percent rating for PTSD and the 30 percent ratings for headaches, OSA, and scar, left lower extremity knee were also granted from April 26, 2013.

The Board granted a 10 percent initial rating for hypertension and denied higher ratings or service connection for the other conditions.

The Board granted the application to readjudicate the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent evaluation for service-connected hypertension effective February 28, 2024, but denied an earlier effective date prior to June 17, 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), and a heart disability (claimed as congestive heart failure) due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II with nausea and vomiting, hypertension, renal failure, blurred vision, and status post ventral hernia.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, migraines, hypertension, low back condition, left and right lower extremity radiculopathies as secondary to the low back condition, cervical strain with degenerative changes of the cervical spine, left and right upper extremity radiculopathies as secondary to the cervical strain, left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee condition, left and right ankle conditions.

The Board remands the appeal to obtain an opinion from a clinician as to whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC, given that the Veteran has been determined to be in need of personal care services for at least six continuous months based on an inability to perform certain ADLs.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for severe migraines, chronic lower back pain condition, acquired psychiatric disability, and high blood pressure condition due to missing records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis pain in left knee, breathing issues caused by burn pits, and high blood pressure/hypertension due to a need for additional evidence through a VA examination.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension was dismissed as untimely, and the claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was denied due to a lack of evidence linking it to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, a lower back disability, and high blood pressure for further development.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension based on the Veteran's exposure to petrochemicals and heavy metals while stationed at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.

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