Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The evidence does not show total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and pulmonary arterial hypertension are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The AOJ must obtain medical opinions addressing the relationship between these conditions and his service-connected PTSD, as well as whether they were caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate medical opinions in the February 2025 rating decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension condition is secondarily related to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a heart condition is dismissed. The appeal of entitlement to service connection for hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure) is remanded.

The Veteran's cystic kidney disease with hypertension is rated at a 30 percent disability rating, but no more.

The Veteran's hypertension has been rated as noncompensable (zero percent) since the appeal began. The Board found that his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, despite him taking medication.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea, were granted with an effective date of January 11, 2023.

The Board has denied service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active duty. The decision also notes the Veteran's obesity may have contributed to his OSA but does not support a secondary service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for left and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence considering the appellant's lay assertions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate development regarding his exposure to herbicide agents and other chemicals during service, including handling of 55-gallon drums containing Agent Orange. The claims for Type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy left lower extremity, and residual of cerebrovascular accident (stroke) are also remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the exposure claims.

The Veteran's service connection claim for tinnitus is granted. Claims for right eye cataract, foot pain, lung cancer, hypertension, heart disability, PVD and bilateral iliac artery stents, interstitial lung disease, COPD, and benign prostate condition are denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his presumed exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and the need to provide proper notice under VA regulations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 is denied as there is no valid diagnosis of the condition.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) is denied due to lack of evidence showing heart failure symptoms at a workload of 3.1-5.0 METs.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals because they were not filed within one year of the rating decisions, and no good cause was shown for the late filing.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea due to potential duty-to-assist errors, requiring new medical opinions on the relationship between service, toxic exposures, and these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is found to have caused or contributed substantially to the cause of death, which was atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The Board finds that the evidence is in at least approximate balance and grants entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. The claims for headaches, lumbar back disability, sciatic radiculopathy, and TDIU are remanded.