Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain a VA opinion considering the Veteran's contention that his condition is related to military service, specifically due to stress.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial compensable evaluation for hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a compensable rating, and TDIU for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for a heart condition due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis or residuals, and remanded claims for hypertension and prostate cancer for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Veteran's assertions do not establish the presence of characteristic manifestations during service or shortly thereafter.

The appeal for service connection for a bilateral knee disability and hypertension was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, GERD, and hypertension to the AOJ for correction of an error by providing notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Veteran's eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) is granted due to the loss of use of both lower extremities resulting from service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, left foot neuropathy, right foot neuropathy, left hand neuropathy, and right hand neuropathy as they are not related to the Veteran's Gulf War environmental exposures or otherwise related to his service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension (claimed as stroke) to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for an immune disorder/lichen planus and remanded the claim for service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, fatty liver, and hypertension as they were not considered due to a presumptive exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied service connection for all the conditions claimed by the Veteran, as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral toe callus, right foot hallux valgus, and hypertension as secondary to PTSD due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded claims for hypertension and gout, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his IBS claim.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees, headaches as proximately due to PTSD, and erectile dysfunction as proximately due to PTSD. The claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD and a 70 percent rating for PTSD were denied, as was the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. Several other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right upper extremity (RUE) cervical radiculopathy and remanded the claims for hypertension, heart condition, prostate condition, and G6PD deficiency.

The Board granted service connection for atherosclerosis and bradycardia, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, but denied service connection for hypertension on a basis other than pursuant to the PACT Act.