Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board granted earlier effective dates and initial ratings for muscle tension headaches, sleep apnea, and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, but denied a higher rating for sleep apnea and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress. The Board also granted an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and denied a higher rating.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's prostate disability, denied a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol abuse and depressive disorder, granted service connection for pancreatitis secondary to PTSD, and granted TDIU and special monthly compensation based on need of regular aid and attendance.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected hypertension due to a procedural error in notifying the Veteran of his right to a hearing.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, in accordance with the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, cervicogenic headaches, right wrist sprain, left elbow disability, right knee degenerative arthritis and right knee strain, and left knee strain. However, it denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type I, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, and remanded claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, right forearm carpal tunnel syndrome, left forearm CTS, a right elbow disability, and a left wrist disability.

The Board dismissed all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension but denied it for cardiac enlargement.

The appeal was dismissed because the surviving spouse's VA Form 10182 was submitted before her request for substitution as claimant following the Veteran's death was approved.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective September 23, 2019.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for hypertension based on the need for continuous medication for control.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for hypertension, COPD, interstitial lung disease, and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for service-connected hypertension, as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more, or a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more requiring continuous medication.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and associated radiculopathy, but denied service connection for residuals of heat stroke, cerebrovascular accident (stroke), and vision disorder.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression and a right knee condition. The claims for left knee condition, back injury, hypertension, headaches, sleep apnea, and surgical complications of pregnancy were remanded.

The Board remands the case to determine whether the Veteran's service included travel to or near the DMZ or exposure to herbicide agents while in Korea.

The Board granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension, asthmatic bronchitis condition, centrilobular emphysema with interstitial lung disease and chronic respiratory failure, diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to service-connected pulmonary hypertension, and ischemic heart disease with chronic diastolic congestive heart failure as secondary to service-connected pulmonary hypertension. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was remanded.