Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining adequate medical opinions on all theories of service connection.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied other claims, including increased ratings for prostate cancer status post prostatectomy with urinary frequency and incontinence, hypertension, robotic prostatectomy with surgical scars, earlier effective dates for service connection, and remanded claims for service connection of migraines and GERD.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, bilateral hearing loss, OSA, atrial fibrillation, and tinnitus. The Board also denied increased ratings for lumbar strain with lumbar spondylosis, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, and hypertension.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension but denied an increased rating in excess of 80 percent for diabetic nephropathy.

The Veteran's hypertension has been granted a 10 percent rating due to the need for continuous medication and a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the service-connected disabilities contributed substantially to the cause of death by coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for hypertension, epigastric hernia, and epigastric hernia repair scar.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including diabetes mellitus, type II, coronary artery disease, and various neuropathies and disabilities, effective September 30, 2010, for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and RLS, but denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 10 percent for the left foot fracture and a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU), while dismissing claims for service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated during his period of active duty service.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension as the Veteran's blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of skin cancer, prostate cancer, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to allow VA to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and line of duty determinations.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for hypertension prior to August 10, 2022.

The appeal as to the timeliness of a March 2024 NOD was denied, and the attempted appeals for service connection for heart disability, hypertension, bilateral foot neuropathy, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and COPD were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, left and right ankle disabilities, and left and right foot disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions addressing secondary service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches and hypertension as further development is needed to address pre-decisional errors.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.

The Board denied the applications to revise a March 2021 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for various claims of service connection, finding no evidence that the correct facts were not before the RO or that the applicable statutory and regulatory provisions were incorrectly applied.