Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeal for service connection and initial rating claims.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, an increased rating for isolated systolic hypertension, and remanded the claims for increased ratings for shoulder arthritis and service connection for squamous skin cancer.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected adjustment disorder and to address other relevant evidence.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, gastrointestinal disability, sleep apnea, skin disability, Dupuytren's contracture, and Peyronie's disease, is remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected nephropathy with hypertension, DM II, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, and CAD. However, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) was granted.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral arterial occlusive disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, a seizure disorder as secondary to hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus, cataracts as secondary to hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia as secondary to hypertension.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for hypertension, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to April 1, 2017.

The Board remands the claims for service connection, effective date, rating, and TDIU due to pre-decisional errors in the VA examinations and evaluations.

The Veteran is granted a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Education Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the appeal, finding clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection for hypertension due to a lack of qualifying service for herbicide exposure. The Board also denied entitlement to service connection for ED as it was not incurred in or due to his time in service nor due to his service connected right knee disability.

The appeal for a compensable disability rating for hypertension, left ear hearing loss, and migraine headaches was dismissed due to untimeliness.

The Board denied service connection for high cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for hypertension, bilateral eye disability, diabetes mellitus type 1, and diabetes mellitus type 2 were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, and a 10 percent rating was assigned for hypertension. The claims for an initial compensable disability rating for loss of teeth, and increased ratings for TMJD, shell fragment wounds, and maxillary sinusitis were denied.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension prior to April 26, 2023, and denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent from that date. The effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension was set at August 10, 2022, as per the PACT Act, and service connection for a neck disability was denied.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all issues related to PTSD, hypertension, migraines including migraine variants, and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but remanded the claim for service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to service connected PTSD with major depressive disorder.