Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent disabling for hypertension based on the use of continuous medication to control blood pressure.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence supports a continuity of symptomatology from active service to the present.

The Board denied the claims for a compensable rating for tension headaches and hypertension, and remanded the claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis bilateral, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, and back pain.

The Board granted an effective date of December 2, 2013, for the award of service connection for kidney disease associated with hypertension but denied a higher disability rating.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for hypertension and denied a higher rating, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate due to errors by the RO in satisfying a regulatory duty under 4.16(b).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obesity, anemia, diabetes mellitus (type II), heart disease, hypertension, and sleep apnea as they require further development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left wrist disability, hypertension, headaches, thoracolumbar spine (back) disability, right hand disability (also claimed as tingling), left ankle disability, and right ankle disability.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension due to in-service exposure to lead. The claims for cervical neck strain with degenerative changes and radiculopathy, right hand arthritis, left hand arthritis, a right hand neurological condition, including carpal tunnel syndrome, and a left hand neurological condition, including carpal tunnel syndrome, were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy with automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator prior to August 10, 2022.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all issues, including service connection and initial rating appeals.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed, and several claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to GAD, while remanding the claim for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and assigned a 10 percent rating for dry eye syndrome, while denying service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, COPD, sinusitis, right hip limited flexion, and right hip condition status post hip replacement.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder and hypertension, as further development is necessary.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to assess the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, as the previous opinion did not address pertinent medical evidence and was based on an incorrect temporal assumption.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for finger condition, pulmonary valvular stenosis (also claimed as heart condition), and hypertension because a statement of the case has not yet been issued.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left eye cataract, heart disability, hypertension, bilateral peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and bilateral hand disability (neuropathy and/or carpal tunnel syndrome), due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a facts-found basis, related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.