Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, PTSD, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities effective March 29, 2022. The claim for a back condition was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for obesity, hypertension, deep vein thrombosis, peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and prostate cancer. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for additional development, including a TERA memorandum and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's hypertension and renal disease.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, and GERD due to the lack of a current diagnosis. The Veteran's other specified traumatic and stressor related disorder was rated at 70%, hypertension and other headaches were not rated compensably, and effective dates prior to March 11, 2020, and November 12, 2021, for service connection were denied.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension, and transient ischemic attack as secondary to hypertension.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder/major depressive disorder with psychotic features, effective October 15, 2014. The claim for a higher rating for hypertension was denied.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension as these conditions were not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the surviving spouse's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation because the Veteran was not rated totally disabled for the required periods under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, with a peak combined disability rating of 80 percent. The Board remanded three issues: entitlement to survivor's pension benefits, entitlement to TDIU based on a pending March 2020 Supplemental Claim, and entitlement to service connection for cause of death, requiring a new VA medical opinion addressing the interplay between the Veteran's ischemic heart disease, hypertension, COPD, and herbicide exposure under PACT Act provisions.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension but granted a separate rating of 100 percent for left ventricular hypertrophy from February 8, 1995 to April 8, 2010.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several issues, including service connection for hypertension.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain new VA opinions as to direct and secondary service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the left knee.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension as there was an inadequate VA examination regarding the aggravation of hypertension by the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

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

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected hypertension as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more, or a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart condition, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, bilateral peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy due to further development needed.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension and denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension was dismissed, while the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral pes planus, left foot cuts, right foot cuts, fibromyalgia, left knee osteoarthritis, a right knee disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder, to include alcohol use disorder. The claim for a bilateral foot disability and hypertension were remanded for further development.