Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from July 30, 2014, but no earlier.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, Type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection for chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease of the right and left lower extremities was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied a rating greater than 20 percent for diabetes mellitus and a compensable rating for hypertension, but remanded the issues of a rating greater than 50 percent for anxiety disorder and entitlement to individual unemployability.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, dismissed the appeal for service connection for chronic sinusitis as moot, and denied initial compensable ratings for hypertension and allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for hypersensitivity pneumonitis and denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertensive vascular disease, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease. However, the Board granted an increased rating of 40 percent for both left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus and granted total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective March 15, 2021.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension, claimed as due to herbicide agent exposure, was granted.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for service-connected hypertension and denied service connection for sleep apnea, while remanding several other claims including those for various disabilities related to the Veteran's low back, cervical spine, knees, gastrointestinal system, heart, fibromyalgia, PTSD, and hearing loss.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and special monthly compensation from May 5, 2019.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded claims for service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, and assigned ratings of 40 percent and 30 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremity radicular nerve groups, respectively. The appeal for an increased evaluation of diabetes was denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder, other than supraventricular arrhythmia, to include hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction, on a direct basis or as secondary to service-connected supraventricular arrhythmia.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, lung disability, bilateral foot disability, stomach disability (GERD), colon disability, prostate disability, foot rash, heart disability, and hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, CML, hypertension, non-allergic rhinitis, and hypothyroidism to obtain a VA examination that addresses the Veteran's competent and credible statements of exposure to fumes as causing his conditions.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board remands all claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for examinations to determine the severity of his bilateral shin splints and any right knee or lower leg disorder other than his service-connected right shin splint.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in Thailand. The claim for left leg neuropathy was denied.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for service-connected headaches, effective from November 1, 2021 to April 11, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea, finding that both conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and social anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for hypertension, as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.