Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to schedule a video conference hearing for the Veteran. The Veteran's claims of service connection for congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension are pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, right knee disability, left knee disability, right leg disability, and left leg disability were denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his separation from active duty.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA disability records and ensuring all necessary development has been properly accomplished. The Veteran will be given an opportunity to respond to the SSOC.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and denied all claims for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a kidney disorder, finding that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure. The claim was also denied due to lack of continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, skin disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, toenail disorder, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, vein disorder, low back disorder, neurological disorders of the lower extremities, and eye disorder were not shown to be related to service. The Veteran did not provide any statements attributing these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA examination and providing an addendum opinion on whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to service or his service-connected acne vulgaris with residual scarring.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a head injury, right hand fracture, TMJ disorder, and right knee disability are granted. The Veteran's hypertension is also found to be related to his active duty.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under VA's rating schedule.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sinus disorder and hypertension, finding no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to service.

The Veteran's hypertension is productive of diastolic blood pressure predominantly 100 or more, and currently requires continuous medication for control. The claim for a compensable evaluation for hypertension is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or related to his active service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to changes in his employment situation and the need for a new VA examination assessing the functional impairment caused by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension has not been productive of diastolic pressures that are predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressures predominately 160 or more. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also denied as he does not meet the percentage requirements for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the AOJ for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has granted service connection for Cushing's syndrome and hypertension, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's ACDUTRA period.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities effectively confine him to his dwelling and its immediate premises, qualifying for SMC based on the need for aid and assistance or housebound status.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, resulting in the dismissal of all issues on appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension is not etiologically related to service or a disease, injury, or event in service. The Board also determined that his hypertension was not caused by or aggravated by any service-connected disability, including diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for gastritis, skin rash of the neck, chest, and back, and service connection for left groin pain have been withdrawn. The claim for service connection for hyperlipidemia has been denied.