Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a left shoulder disability, but denied service connection for hearing loss.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating, finding that the evidence did not support a diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions or establish a link between those conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for a 60 percent disability rating for valvular heart disease and mitral valve (heart surgery) and a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied an increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus. Other conditions were granted as complications of the diabetes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation or service connection.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction. The appeal of the proposed reduction in the right knee disability was dismissed, and the issues regarding hypertension, left shoulder, and left knee were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection claims related to hypertension, stroke, speech difficulty, anxiety disorder, depression, and vision difficulty.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, left leg shin splints, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right pinky finger disability, hypertension, tuberculosis, and GERD. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted service connection for left leg length discrepancy but denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension.

The claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease are remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The Veteran's hypertension was granted a 10 percent initial disability rating, but no higher. The other issues were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as an earlier effective date for hypertension.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes type II, GERD, prostate cancer, and hypertension as further development is necessary to determine if there is a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service, including exposure to herbicides.

The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) more than a year after the relevant rating decisions were issued.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and obtain an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, as there was no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's death was related to his active service or any in-service injury or disease.