Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for additional medical opinions addressing whether the Veteran's claimed disabilities are etiologically related to his in-service TERA of exposure to commercial herbicides.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for kidney disability, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, anxiety disorder, and PTSD due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hypertension as the evidence did not show diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more at any time during the period on appeal.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claim for entitlement to TDIU because the AOJ failed to consider whether the Veteran's cervical spine spondylosis and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy constitute one disability under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a), which could meet the schedular threshold for TDIU eligibility. The Board found good cause for the Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination based on his credible account of being told by a VA representative that the examination was unnecessary.

The Board granted an effective date of August 31, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension based on the Veteran's intent to file a claim and subsequent submission within one year.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the service-connected PTSD, TBI, and TDIU but denied earlier effective dates for the migraine headaches, petit mal epilepsy with vertigo, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act, denied service connection for sleep disturbances, and granted a 40 percent rating for prostatitis. The claim for a skin disability was remanded.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of multiple conditions, including GERD, hypertension, cardiovascular condition, diabetes, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, and chronic pain.

The Board granted service connection for a chronic gastrointestinal disorder and remanded the claims for hypertension, esophageal varices, acid reflux disease / GERD, and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings to provide the Veteran with VA examinations.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent for hypertension, resolving reasonable doubts in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for GERD with Barrett's esophagus, and a compensable rating for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder condition, bilateral peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for a right foot disability and remanded claims for PTSD, jock itch, pseudo folliculitis, bilateral rhonchi, OSA, and left lower extremity condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and lumbosacral strain with radiculopathy due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, and knee limitations but granted separate 10 percent ratings for left and right knee flexion due to pain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a compensable rating for hypertension, increased ratings for degenerative disc disease with scoliosis, and service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 10 percent for hypertension effective January 13, 2020.

The appeal of the June 2022 proposal to discontinue the separate rating for right shoulder separation was dismissed, and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was denied. The issues regarding the right shoulder, right upper extremity radiculopathy, and service connection for high blood pressure were remanded.