Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2017

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected and secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability.,An effective date of July 17, 2007, is granted for the grant of service connection for hypertension. The Veteran's hypertension requires continuous medication but does not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to address the etiology of his lung condition and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding no evidence of a chronic condition during or immediately after service. Service connection was granted for bilateral vitreous floaters as they were manifested during active service and have continued since then.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and tinnitus did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to August 26, 2015.

The Veteran's hypertension was granted an initial noncompensable evaluation.,Service connection for residuals of sinusitis surgery, bilateral earwax buildup and hepatitis A were denied.

The Veteran's claimed conditions were not found to be related to service or a service-connected disability, and the appeal is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not begin during his military service and is not related to any service-connected disability. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evaluation of diabetic complications and conditions. The Veteran's diabetes claim, including all associated symptoms, needs to be readjudicated.

The Board has remanded the claim for a TDIU rating due to additional development of the record and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and therefore grants service connection for hypertension secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether there is a nexus between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, multiple joint pain, digestive problems, neurologic symptoms, and cardiovascular signs have been previously denied. The Board finds that these conditions are not related to his Gulf War service.

The claims for service connection for hypertension and head injury residuals were previously denied in September 2003. New evidence received since that time does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to reopen the claim.,No new or material evidence has been presented to reopen the claims for service connection for hypertension and head injury residuals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying periods of active duty.

The Veteran's hypertension is not service connected, as there is no evidence of a chronic disease during service or within one year after separation. The Board finds that the current diagnosis of hypertension does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure (Agent Orange).

The Veteran's combined rating for service connected disabilities was sufficient to meet the criteria for a TDIU as of May 14, 2010. The Board found that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's coronary artery disease was related to his service and whether it caused or contributed to his death.

The Veteran's claims for hepatitis C, hypertension (secondary to hepatitis C), and dysthymic disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and development of records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with prior remand instructions regarding a VA examination for hypertension. The Veteran's claim is now pending again.