Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or etiology linking these conditions to his military service or service-connected asthma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, right shoulder disability, right hand disability, left leg disability, sinusitis, asthma, conjunctivitis, and hypertension. The effective date of the grant of service connection for left shoulder disability was set at December 22, 2016.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension on a presumptive basis due to herbicide agent exposure under the PACT Act. The claim is now remanded for further development and consideration of other theories of entitlement.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, hypertension, and sinusitis. The Board has dismissed these claims as a result.

The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia is rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 7346. The evidence does not support a higher rating as there are no symptoms of hematemesis or melena that would warrant a higher rating.,The Veteran's hypertension disability has been rated at 0 percent since October 2, 2012. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his in-service toxic exposures. The issues of type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, prostate cancer, and thyroid disability are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for dysthymic disorder and alcohol use disorder, as well as secondary service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic acid reflux, hiatal hernia, and allergic rhinitis, has been granted. The case is remanded to obtain opinions regarding the secondary service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to consider whether service-connected conditions aggravated the Veteran's DM2. The claim is now pending for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions including arthritis, heart condition, eye condition, insomnia, hypertension, kidney condition, hearing loss, lower back condition, cervical degenerative disc disease (claimed as neck arthritis and arthritis all systems), and depression due to new evidence being added since the last decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected asthma and his claimed conditions, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, right knee condition, low back condition, and right shoulder condition. The VA is requested to obtain new opinions addressing these issues.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of service-connected atrial fibrillation and hypertension, an earlier effective date for a 60 percent evaluation of ischemic heart disease and hypertensive heart disease, and entitlement to a TDIU are being remanded due to the need to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by associating private treatment records with his claims file.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected hypertension, finding that his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted on a secondary basis due to his service-connected back disability. The Board finds that the evidence supports the conclusion that the Veteran's hypertension is caused by his service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, and ED have been granted under the PACT Act of 2022. The effective date is January 31, 2020.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, headaches, hypertension, sleep apnea, and psychiatric disorders, were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as his blood pressure readings were consistently below the threshold required for such a rating.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of March 10, 2023 for service connection of hypertensive renal disease was granted. The claim for a compensable rating for hypertension is remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's hypertension, which required continuous medication for control, was granted a 10 percent rating from March 10, 2021.

The appeals for service connection on the issues of colon polyp, duodenal cancer, malignant neoplasm of the colon, hypertension, and supraventricular tachycardia have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder, is related to service. The cervical spine, hip, knee, vertigo, and hypertension disabilities are also remanded for further examination.