Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to a lack of consideration of recent medical evidence and an incomplete VA examination.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the Board found that he did not meet the durational requirement for a total disability rating in existence during his lifetime under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and updating treatment records.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus, finding it presumptively incurred due to herbicide exposure. The remaining claims of hypertension and retinopathy secondary to Type II Diabetes Mellitus are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for ulcers, trigeminal neuralgia, hypertension, impotence, and depression. The Veteran's ulcers are found to have their onset in service.,Service connection was not granted for trigeminal neuralgia, hypertension, impotence, or depression as they were not present during service or until many years after discharge.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of kidney stones, and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of hypertension or right ear hearing loss, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for a supplemental medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's current hypertension is related to his in-service prehypertension.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a PTSD examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension and glaucoma are also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a back disorder, diabetes mellitus, or hypertension in service and did not find any link between these conditions and service or service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's deviated nasal septum was rated as 10 percent disabling prior to November 8, 2010, but the maximum schedular rating for this condition is already assigned.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and examination, including verification of unverified service periods and additional VA examinations.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for hypertension, finding that new and material evidence has been presented. The issue of whether hypertension is secondary to diabetes mellitus and herbicide exposure remains pending.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension and cerebrovascular accident residuals are not related to service, and denied both claims.

The Veteran's migraine headaches had onset in service and are found to be related to his active military service. The Board also finds that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not caused by or permanently aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, but it cannot determine if it was caused or aggravated by any other service-connected disability. The left shoulder disability is found to have onset in service and is considered secondary to a gunshot wound to the right shoulder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cardiomyopathy and hypertension were denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected disability, as well as additional VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development to obtain medical records, provide a VA examination, and consider all evidence of record. The Veteran's service connection claims will be reconsidered in light of this additional information.

The Veteran's back disability is granted as service-connected. The claims for hypertension, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, and bilateral hip disorder are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus, and thus grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, as secondary to PTSD. The VA examiner found that there was no medical relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected PTSD.