Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, Parkinson's disease, hypertension (under the PACT Act), prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction. The claims for anemia, insomnia, and Alzheimer's disease were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral cataracts, restrictive lung disease/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, left hip osteoarthritis, and low back pain/back osteoarthritis. The claim for a compensable initial disability rating for hypertension was denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an initial rating higher than 0 percent for GERD prior to June 13, 2023, and a 10 percent rating thereafter. The claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for hypertension was denied.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension and remanded several other claims, including those for brain damage, memory loss, vertigo, seizures, acquired psychiatric disability, urinary incontinence, and fecal incontinence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an additional medical opinion, as the previous one was deemed inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of April 19, 2021, for the award of service connection for hypertension and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus. Bilateral hearing loss was also granted service connection.

The Board granted an effective date of January 27, 2017, for the award of service connection for hypertension as a complication of diabetes.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an intestinal disability, a gastrointestinal disability, and hypertension as further development is needed to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for cerebral aneurysms, status post-surgical intervention.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for hypertension and a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood with insomnia, PTSD and alcohol use disorder in sustained remission.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for tinnitus, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension, and insomnia.

The Board remands the issues of an earlier effective date and initial rating for hypertension to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining a complete medical record and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for each and every issue listed on any decision issued within the past year, as the notice of disagreement was not received within one year of the decision.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for hypertension to VA to obtain additional medical records.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and others.

The Board remands the claims for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's cardiovascular and kidney disabilities were caused or aggravated by VA treatment.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension as the evidence did not show that the Veteran's systolic or diastolic pressures were predominantly 160 or more, systolic, or 100 or more, diastolic during the period on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for entitlement to service connection for hypertension and hypothyroidism due to a need for further evidence verification and medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a cardiac disorder, to include left ventricular hypertrophy disease and atrial fibrillation, based on presumptive and secondary theories of entitlement.