Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hypertension is being remanded due to an error in obtaining relevant non-VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's request to withdraw all pending appeals.

The Veteran's unemployability was factually ascertainable by the record since September 2013, and his TDIU claim was not received within one year of this date. Therefore, the effective date for the grant of TDIU is May 4, 2017.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including CFS, hypertension, GERD, hip arthritis, shoulder and knee conditions, ankle conditions, cervical spine and low back conditions, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral plantar fasciitis, have been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for total disability for individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

Your initial claim for a compensable rating for pulmonary hypertension disease has been granted, and you are now receiving the highest available rating. The effective date is set to August 10, 2022.

The Veteran's hypertension was granted service connection based on exposure to herbicide agents. The Board finds that a remand is necessary due to the failure to obtain VA examination records and historic blood pressure readings, as well as potential need for SMC based on aid and attendance.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted under the PACT Act, but the effective date cannot be earlier than August 10, 2022. The claim for service connection prior to this date is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failing to obtain medical opinions and examinations prior to issuing the December 2023 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and a need for further medical opinion regarding the relation between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his cause of death.

The Veteran's service connection claim for sinusitis is granted based on exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in the Southwest Asia theater. The claim for hypertension remains pending and requires additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and back disorder are not related to his service, but has found a need for further examination and opinion regarding these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance prior to December 15, 2021 was denied as there is no evidence showing he required regular aid and assistance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's radiculopathy of the left lower extremity was granted an increased rating to 40 percent, and his service connection claim for dementia was denied. Other claims were remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for deviated septum and rhinitis are granted, while his claim for hypertension is denied. The Veteran also has pending issues regarding a rating in excess of 10 percent for left thumb sprain, service connection for insomnia as secondary to service-connected tinnitus or service-connected rhinitis, and service connection for right ankle disability.

The Board has denied service connection for lung condition, kidney condition, diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction (ED), left knee condition, right knee condition, and hypertension.

The Veteran's sleep-disordered breathing, hypertension, inflammatory enthesopathy of the left hand, and arthritis of the left hand are all found to be related to his service. The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD with unspecified neurocognitive disorder effective August 18, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension due to potential toxic exposure risk activities.