Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood. The decision was based on the lack of new and material evidence within one year of previous denials.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension was denied. Service connection for tension headaches as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric condition was granted. Claims for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease were remanded.

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

The Board denied DIC benefits because the Veteran was not totally disabled for at least 10 years before death. The cause of death service connection was remanded due to errors in assisting the claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hyperlipidemia was denied. All other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remanded all the issues to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the June 2022 rating decision on appeal.

The Board denied all claims, including service connection for various disabilities and earlier effective dates for granted service connections.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's hypertension, stating that the blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and several types of peripheral neuropathy was granted. Service connection for kidney disease, anemia, and monoclonal gammopathy was also granted. However, the issues regarding congestive heart failure and body fluid retention were remanded.

The appeal was dismissed because the veteran passed away during the pendency of the appeal. The dismissal does not affect the right of an eligible person to take the Veteran's place to continue the appeal on the pending claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection for sickle cell retinopathy and an acquired psychiatric disorder were granted. The claims for left leg gout and right leg gout were denied. The issues of hypertension, prostate cancer, and bilateral pes planus were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions due to lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The Board denied a higher rating for the veteran's hypertension because his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

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

The veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and related conditions was granted with an effective date of September 23, 2013. Service connection for prostate cancer and hypertension was also granted. However, higher disability ratings were denied, and some issues were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for service-connected hypertension because the evidence did not show predominantly high blood pressure readings.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and higher ratings for hypertension, PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss were dismissed. The claim for TDIU was remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for TDIU and service connection for a headache disability. Other issues related to ratings and service connections were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied increased or initial ratings for the veteran's diabetes and related conditions, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed because the VA already granted TDIU effective November 5, 2020.