Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA examinations and TERA opinions.

The appeal for service connection for colitis, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to a concurrent appeal being filed.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made, and therefore the appeal is dismissed.

The appeals for service connection for penile condition and sleep apnea were dismissed due to procedural defects, while the appeal for high blood pressure was denied.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service on the U.S.S. Constellation in the territorial waters of Vietnam supports a presumptive link between his current condition and military service.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for nephrolithiasis and denied or remanded the other issues.

The veteran withdrew the appeal in its entirety, and all claims for service connection were dismissed.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and related conditions due to a need to verify potential herbicide exposure in Korea.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy to obtain additional research and medical opinions regarding potential exposures.

The Board granted effective dates of September 27, 2017, for the award of service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease with ankylosis spondylitis and cervical degenerative disc disease with ankylosis spondylitis, left hip arthritis, and renal cell carcinoma. The decision also granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension and a TDIU on and after December 4, 2018.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an increased rating and service connection claims as withdrawn or moot, denied service connection for polycythemia vera, and remanded claims for erectile dysfunction and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes, hypertension, prostate cancer, and urinary incontinence NOS based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents during the Vietnam era.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for service-connected hypertension, as the evidence did not support diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more, or a history of diastolic pressure of predominantly 100 or more.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and left hip condition, but denied service connection for a right shoulder condition, hypertension, right hip condition, and skin condition with recurring callouses.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and GERD, to include as secondary to service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for further development of the evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for transient ischemic attacks (strokes) and hypertension due to a lack of sufficient supporting rationale in the VA nurse practitioner's opinions.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for high blood pressure as it was not appealed within one year of the final denial in 2016. The claims for skin cancer and essential tremors were remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, but dismissed claims for right and left foot plantar fasciitis and PTSD. The GERD claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder with anxious distress, effective February 18, 2022, and granted a 20 percent rating for the lumbar spine disability from March 6, 2017 to June 4, 2018, and again from July 27, 2021 to May 5, 2022.