Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the claims for accrued benefits for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, lung cancer, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the Veteran did not have a timely appeal of the final rating decisions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities to correct duty to assist errors related to inadequate medical opinions on etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the awarded TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, as it found that the criteria for entitlement to an effective date earlier than October 19, 2021, had not been met.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the failure to reschedule VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and recharacterized the new and relevant evidence issue regarding flat foot, allowing readjudication of the claim.

The veteran was granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective August 7, 2023, and the Board remanded issues related to increased evaluations for degenerative arthritis of the spine and TDIU prior to January 30, 2017.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, except for an earlier effective date of November 10, 2020, for service connection for GERD.

The Veteran was denied a compensable rating for hypertension prior to May 27, 2020, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter. A TDIU was granted effective June 13, 2017, due to the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disability and secondary to tinnitus, heart condition, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, and alcohol abuse due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for the soft tissue mass of the forehead and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular criteria and there was insufficient evidence to support a reasonable possibility that he was unemployable due to those conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a neck condition and hypertension, but granted a 10 percent rating for dry eye syndrome, right eye.

The Board granted a 10 percent initial rating for the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, finding that it is reasonably shown that his disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria for a 10 percent rating under DC 7101.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction to obtain a medical opinion addressing secondary service connection and toxic exposure under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claims for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance of another and being housebound prior to February 4, 2013, as additional development is needed regarding the severity of the Veteran's PTSD.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death and no request for substitution has been ruled on by the VA.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, attributing it to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and remanded other claims related to kidney and prostate disorders.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a neck condition, atypical chest pain with arrhythmias, GERD, hypertension, and sleep apnea, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for hypertension prior to February 15, 2023, as the evidence did not show diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.