Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes were denied. The claims for right elbow epicondylitis, left elbow epicondylitis, increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU were remanded.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been granted. The effective date is April 14, 2022.

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

The veteran's appeals for service connection of various conditions were dismissed or denied. The veteran withdrew his appeal for several conditions, and the Board found no evidence to support service connection for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension because the evidence did not show that the veteran's hypertension was related to his military service.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded. The Board needs more medical evidence to determine the impact of the veteran's service-connected conditions on his ability to work.

The veteran is granted an initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension and 30 percent for migraine headaches.

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension was denied. The earliest effective date under the PACT Act is August 10, 2022.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded. The Board will reconsider the Veteran's claim after assigning initial ratings to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC. The Board needs more medical evidence to decide if the Veteran's cardiac issues are related to his military service.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of prostate cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy in both lower extremities due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The Board found that additional medical opinions are needed.

The veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension due to Agent Orange exposure was granted effective July 29, 2019.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for hypertension was granted. The Board assigned a 10 percent rating.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was granted. Claims for other disabilities were denied or remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for hypertension, stating that the evidence did not support these requests.

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for hypertension service connection was denied. The earliest effective date under the PACT Act is August 10, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied or dismissed. The claim for TDIU was also dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied. The claim for a higher rating for hypertension was remanded.

The Board remanded the claims for sinusitis and tension headaches due to new evidence. All other conditions were denied.

Service connection for rhinitis was granted. An increased initial rating of 70 percent for an acquired psychiatric disability from January 20, 2020 to December 14, 2022 was also granted. Claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and hypertension were dismissed.