Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's request for a higher rate of special monthly compensation (SMC) was denied because the evidence did not show loss of use of either hand or foot.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for erectile dysfunction and surgical scar was denied. A 10% rating was granted for right hip thigh impairment with degenerative arthritis. Claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and left knee disability were remanded.

The Board denied initial ratings greater than 70 percent for unspecified stressor and trauma disorder and persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, greater than 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, associated with herbicide exposure, greater than 20 percent for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy as a residual of stroke, greater than 10 percent for residuals of stroke other than right lower extremity radiculopathy, and greater than 10 percent rating for hypertension. However, the Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anxiety, arteriosclerotic heart disease with congestive heart failure and implanted cardiac pacemaker, and hypertension as further development is necessary to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for a psychiatric disability, bilateral foot pain, heart condition, and hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension as the evidence did not show that his blood pressure met the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied the claims for sinusitis, an increased rating for hypertension, SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, and other issues. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected hypertension, as there was no evidence that his diastolic pressure was predominantly 100 or more or that he had systolic pressures of 160 or more.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including headaches, hypertension, tinnitus, and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disability with obesity as an intermediate step. The claim for a right ankle disability was denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's current hypertension disability is due to service, including as related to a in-service incident.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease under the PACT Act, but remanded other issues due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea, but denied a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating, finding no evidence of a current disability or sufficient in-service incurrence to support these claims.

The Board denied higher ratings for PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the right and left lower extremities. A compensable rating was also denied for chronic renal disease with hypertension.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the service-connected hypertension as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension to obtain a VA medical opinion addressing direct service connection.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, based on a private examiner's opinion that OSA had caused the Veteran's hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for hypertension, as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for various conditions, as well as other service connection claims.