Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to missing records.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded several other claims, including diabetes, urinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), neurological disorder, left shoulder disability, neck disability, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining private medical records and an adequate VA examination.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for service-connected hypertension based on systolic blood pressure readings predominantly at or above 160.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and cardiomyopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and radiculopathy disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step. The claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle condition, and eczema were remanded.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension based on the Veteran's history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more requiring continuous medication for control.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and an increased rating for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The appeal on the claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension was dismissed due to a procedural violation by the Veteran in filing his March 2025 VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, valvular heart disease with atrial fibrillation and heart failure preserved ejection fraction (claimed as coronary artery disease), hypertension, and rheumatoid arthritis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to March 14, 2023 for a 10 percent evaluation of hypertension.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to gather more evidence regarding herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Korea.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, and granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate from September 28, 2023, while denying entitlement to TDIU prior to that date and dismissing the claim for TDIU from that date onward.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it was not related to the Veteran's service, including any recognized toxic exposure risk activities (TERA), or a service-connected disability.

The Board granted a higher initial 30 percent rating for allergic rhinosinusitis and denied or remanded the other issues.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, coronary artery disease with coronary artery bypass graft residuals, right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease with below the knee amputation residuals, and left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, all of which are related to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and its secondary conditions including bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, diabetic retinopathy, and hypertension (HTN).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board denied service connection for obesity, a left shoulder disability, hypertension, lung scarring, a right-hand disability, and a left foot disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The appeal of the January 2024 proposal to reduce the disability rating from 30 percent disabling to 10 percent for coronary artery disease is dismissed. The Board also denied service connection for various conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder with traumatic brain injury residuals.