Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's hypertension has not been found to meet the criteria for a compensable rating, as his blood pressure readings have consistently shown diastolic pressures below 100 and systolic pressures below 160. The Board denied the claim of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as he has not provided a VA Form 21-8940, and his employment status is unclear. The Board cannot evaluate the economic and noneconomic components of the substantially gainful employment standard.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, kidney cancer, and removal of the right kidney due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or any presumptive exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for hypertension was denied. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date for the award of service connection for hypertension is August 10, 2022, due to the PACT Act.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, prostate cancer, and hypertension due to potential reopening of the claims based on new evidence. The hearing loss issue remains denied.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the appellant's death.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and a lumbosacral spine disability, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not begin during or as a result of his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% since May 17, 2022. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of hypertension, detached retina disorder, and back disorder.

The Veteran's hypertension was found not to meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,The reduction of his migraine headaches disability rating from 50% to noncompensable was granted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected hypertension is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records.

The Veteran has been unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected disabilities since December 21, 2013. The Board grants TDIU from December 21, 2013 to July 26, 2018.

The Veteran's hypertension, weight gain, and hyperreflexia claims were denied. The rating for hypertension was not higher than 10 percent. Service connection for weight gain and hyperreflexia was not established.

The appeal is remanded due to the need for further evaluation and evidence regarding service connection for low back disability, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, and hypertension.

The Board has found that the Veteran's service records are incomplete and remands for further efforts to obtain these records. The issues of service connection remain on appeal.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected hypertension and erectile dysfunction were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals of service connection for left knee replacement, hypertension, and CAD under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) because the Veteran did not withdraw his Legacy appeal for these issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension claim requires additional evidence and a medical examination to determine if it is related to service. The case is therefore being remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD has been denied. The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 0 percent disabling and continues to be evaluated.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not develop within a year of discharge from active duty and was not aggravated by service. The Board also found no evidence to support a link between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected PTSD.