Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The veteran was granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and allergic rhinitis. Other conditions were denied or remanded.

The veteran's service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) was restored effective July 1, 2020. The veteran is also entitled to special monthly compensation based on housebound status from the same date and an effective date of October 2, 2018, for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain was denied. The appeal for service connection for hypertension was dismissed.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension was granted, with the effective date set to March 14, 2019.

The veteran was granted service connection for bilateral cataracts as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The veteran was also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from February 10, 2022. All other issues were denied or remanded.

The appeal for service connection of hypertension, including as secondary to a service-connected mental health condition, is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, finding that the evidence did not support unemployability due to service-connected disabilities before July 1, 2021.

The Board remanded all issues to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and to satisfy a regulatory or statutory duty. The Veteran's claims are being sent back for further evaluation, including TERA examinations.

The appeal for service connection of hypertension was dismissed because the veteran did not submit the claim on the proper form.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding that the evidence did not show a causal relationship to military service.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal, finding that the severance of service connection for bladder cancer, prostate cancer, kidney disease, scars, and hypertension was improper. The Board also granted the appeal for the severance of Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder and heart conditions. The Board found that a medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions is necessary.

The Board granted service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) effective July 1, 2020, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status from the same date. The veteran also received an effective date of October 2, 2018, for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain missing medical records and a medical nexus opinion.

The veteran's increased rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) to 60 percent from September 14, 2018 to October 14, 2019 is granted. An earlier effective date of September 14, 2018 for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status is also granted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation due to inadequate medical opinions.

The veteran's appeal for a disability rating for hypertension was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hypertension because the evidence did not show that his blood pressure met the criteria for such a rating.

The Board remanded the claim for further development to correct a duty to assist error. A new TERA memorandum considering all periods of service must be obtained.

The veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, residuals of prostate cancer, hypertension, and neuropathy of the lower extremities were denied. The claim for tinnitus was granted.