Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands the service connection claim for hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional medical opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial disability rating of 10 percent, but no higher, for hypertension is granted.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's substance abuse disorder was a means to self-medicate symptoms associated with his service-connected psychiatric disabilities and contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and hypertension to correct errors in the duty to assist, specifically regarding an inadequate VA psychiatric examination.

The Board denied service connection for left knee replacement, Raynaud's syndrome, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea but granted service connection for Bell's palsy as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and granted service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an addendum opinion addressing direct service connection, as the AOJ failed to secure an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current hypertension is directly related to his active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder tendinitis, headaches, and hypertension, with a 30 percent rating assigned to the right shoulder condition effective July 28, 2021.

The appeal was granted for the restoration of a 60% rating for the Veteran's service-connected back disability, effective February 1, 2021. An earlier effective date for service connection for chronic adjustment disorder and TDIU was also granted.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and the cause of death, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and left knee disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for left foot acquired pes planus and plantar fasciitis, but denied increased ratings for hypertension, allergic rhinitis, right foot degenerative arthritis with plantar fasciitis, hallux rigidus, metatarsalgia, and Morton's neuroma, depressive disorder, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea due to a need for additional evidence, specifically medical examinations.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and bilateral eye condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for GERD and hypertension based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the claims for service connection for GERD, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran was granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy from November 20, 2012, and a TDIU from the same date to May 19, 2022. The claims for earlier effective dates for hypertension and tension headaches were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disability and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, hypertension (HTN), and residuals of a stroke.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and obstructive sleep apnea but denied service connection for skin condition, bilateral hearing loss, and upper respiratory condition. The effective date for the granted conditions is February 14, 2023.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma disorder and remanded claims for service connection for hypertension and a left knee disability.