Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected lupus and related conditions render her in need of regular aid and attendance, leading to the grant of special monthly compensation based on this need.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, while his bilateral hearing loss and hypertensive vascular disease/hypertension are denied. The psychiatric disorder claim is remanded for further review.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is service-connected, with persistence to the present, and granted this claim based on evidence showing a diagnosis of hypertension during service.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of May 15, 2023 for his total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error regarding service connection for hypertension. The claim will be reconsidered with new medical opinions.

The Veteran's hypertension, granted under the PACT Act, is not entitled to an effective date prior to August 10, 2022, and a compensable rating is denied.

The Board has found that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an error in satisfying a statutory and regulatory duty, and the issues are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for IBS, hypertension, right ear hearing loss disability, and initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis have all been denied.,Specifically, the Board found no current diagnosis of IBS during the appeal period. The claim for hypertension was not granted on a presumptive basis as there is no evidence showing it manifested to a degree of 10 percent disabling within one year of separation from service. Service connection for right ear hearing loss disability and initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis were also denied.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and effective dates have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is granted with an effective date of September 28, 2023. The effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) based on permanent and total disability status is also set to this date.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension is currently rated as non-compensable. The Board found that the evidence did not show diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, and thus denied his claim for a higher rating.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for a compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for residuals of a stroke. The appeal for service connection for residuals of an aneurysm is remanded due to inadequate opinion in the previous VA contract examiner's report.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Board will consider any new evidence obtained from the Georgia Department of Driver Services.

The Board has determined that VA examinations are required to determine if the Veteran's disabilities, including diabetes and neuropathy of various extremities, are at least as likely as not related to hazardous exposures during service. The issues of service connection for glaucoma secondary to diabetes are also remanded due to their inextricability with other claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Board will obtain VA medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's current conditions began during or are otherwise related to his military service.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for insomnia is dismissed.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and vertigo (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) is denied.

The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is granted a disability rating of 40 percent, but no higher. The initial compensable rating for hypertension and TDIU are also granted.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of hypertension, migraines, and myeloproliferative disorder are being remanded due to a duty to assist error in obtaining private treatment records. The Board will consider the evidence again after acquiring these records.