Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and denied a rating higher than 10 percent for hypertension. The claims for service connection for cerebrovascular accident and TDIU were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension, as a new VA medical opinion is necessary to address whether the Veteran's hypertension was caused by medications for her service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act but denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, sleep apnea, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, and hypertension to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the April 2024 AOJ rating decision.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder and denied service connection for left chronic venous hypertension and right chronic venous hypertension.

The veteran withdrew all appeals for increased disability ratings, and the Board dismissed them.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, and remanded the claims for tinnitus, GERD, obstructive sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, low back disability, left lower extremity pain and numbness, and right lower extremity pain and numbness.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for hypertension as his diastolic pressure did not measure predominantly 100 or more nor did his systolic pressure measure predominantly 160 or more.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II to obtain additional medical opinions addressing the theories of secondary service connection.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and hypertension, finding that the evidence supports a direct link to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating for hypertension due to continued noncompliance with previous remand directives.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death prior to promulgation of a decision.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis, service connection for hypertension, and service connection for dry eyes to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for chronic renal disease with nephrolithiasis and hypertension from March 26, 2019, but no earlier.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted an increased rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a 10 percent initial disability rating for hypertension based on diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more and systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension as it needs to verify the Veteran's in-service exposure to toxic chemicals and obtain a medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the diagnosed hypertension.