Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for restless leg syndrome and hyperlipidemia, and remanded claims for chronic kidney disease, kidney cyst, coronary artery disease with RCA stent implants, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, a skin condition, GERD, hypothyroidism, Raynaud's syndrome, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the claims for entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C. §1151, as there was no evidence that any of the listed conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis pursuant to the PACT Act and denied service connection for tachycardia, while remanding issues related to hypertension, syncope, and allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypothyroidism, as well as remanded the claims for service connection of left and right hip disabilities.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for hearing loss, but granted service connection for hepatitis B, diabetes mellitus, type II, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities.,The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, migraine headaches, and sleep apnea, but denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension was granted a 10 percent disability rating, while the claim for an initial compensable disability rating for hypothyroidism was remanded.

The Board denied the claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence to support a finding that any of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were related to his death.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for hearing loss. Several issues related to service connection were remanded.

The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board grants service connection for a low back condition, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Board denies service connection for multiple sclerosis.,The Board denies a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.,The claim of entitlement to service connection for a nose or throat condition, to include sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, and remanded the claims for hypertension and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional errors in fulfilling its duty to assist.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability, high blood pressure, type II diabetes, and left ear hearing loss to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant and their surviving spouse.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a pulmonary condition, to include asthma, lung scarring, pulmonary vascular disease, and pulmonary hypertension, as additional evidence is needed.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it was proximately related to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to an unspecified depressive disorder, for a VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for hypertension or a higher rating for hemorrhoids.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral ankle disability, bilateral knee disability, prostate cancer, and hypertension (HTN) as well as the claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound due to a failure to provide notice of the Veteran's right to an AOJ hearing.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD and hypertension to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart conditions with pacemaker, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his active duty or service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis.