Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for hypertension and denied service connection for degenerative arthritis and spondylosis of the lumbar spine. The issue regarding muscle pain, including pain of the neck, left trapezius, and left shoulder, was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding the evidence to be evenly balanced as to whether it manifested during the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were withdrawn by the Veteran's representative, thus they are dismissed.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, granted a 30 percent initial rating for HSV-2, and denied an initial compensable rating for vaginitis with vulvovaginitis.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted, while claims for other conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, a heart disorder, hypertension, irritable colon syndrome, kidney removal, kidney cancer, liver disorder, lung disorder, renal disease, sleep apnea, stomach disorder, and stress disorder were denied.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for hypertension and heart disability, to include ischemic heart disease, under the PACT Act for accrued benefit purposes due to untimeliness of the claim.

The Board denied service connection for high cholesterol and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, also claimed as insomnia and sleep disturbances. The claims for hypertension and sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and hypertension, while remanding claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, dry cough disability, dry eye disability, and chronic hemorrhoids.

The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, as there was no credible evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service occurrence. The claim for hypertension was remanded due to an incomplete medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension as readjudication is warranted due to new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension, as the Veteran's blood pressure readings met the criteria for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7101.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for entitlement to presumptive service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure, but remanded the claim for a determination on whether service connection can be established on another basis prior to that date.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD beginning March 16, 2010 and denied a motion for revision of an August 2007 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The Board also granted service connection for alcoholism, major depressive disorder, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, sleep apnea, and increased ratings for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and remanded the claims for hypertension and PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, kidney disease, and cerebrovascular accident due to the Veteran's preexisting hypertension being permanently aggravated during active service.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, hypertension, and a gallbladder disability as there is no evidence of current disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for hypertension, right ankle sprain with ligamentous laxity, right knee scar, and coronary artery disease with hypertensive heart disease. The left knee and right knee patellofemoral syndrome issues were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of high blood pressure as secondary to sleep apnea with asthma due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran was denied a TDIU for the period from August 31, 2010, to January 1, 2015, but granted a TDIU for the period from January 1, 2015, to August 16, 2022 (exclusive of the period from September 18, 2017, to December 31, 2017), and was denied special monthly compensation based on housebound status.