Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2017

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to a total disability rating on the basis of individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and reviewing all relevant evidence.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, finding that new and material evidence has been received. The conditions are now considered to be related to service.,Service connection is granted for obstructive sleep apnea as it was present during active duty and continues today. Service connection is also granted for hypertension, which manifested in service and continued after discharge.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. No service connection decision can be made as the claim is moot.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and private records. The Veteran's death is being reviewed to determine if his service-connected conditions contributed to his cause of death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, diabetic retinopathy, and hypertension, finding that these conditions were not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in its previous decision and a need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected PTSD with depression.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and 60 percent for coronary artery disease, as well as his request for an earlier effective date for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's currently diagnosed hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and is not related to his service-connected right leg disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated at a 10 percent disability rating, and the Board has granted this rating. The service connection claim for a sleep disorder remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board finds that new and material evidence has been received to support his claims of secondary service connection for diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, nephropathy, and depression. The Veteran is also found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a video conference hearing at the Cincinnati, Ohio, VA Medical Center. The issues include service connection for liver disorder and hypertension due to herbicide exposure, as well as an initial rating for major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to incomplete information regarding his employment status and the need for further development, including obtaining SSA records and a VA opinion on the impact of service-connected disabilities on employability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a hearing before the Board. The case will be returned to the AOJ after the requested hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him incapable of securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment due to his physical limitations.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred during service and there is no evidence of chronicity. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's current hypertension began in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a compensable rating for tinea cruris, finding that there was no direct or secondary service connection. The evidence did not support a finding of continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for residuals of VA treatment of a fractured right clavicle in July 2002 and July 2003 was denied as there was no evidence that the carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA's part caused his additional disability. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and an additional VA medical opinion is needed.

The Veteran's hypertension claim is remanded to obtain an adequate VA examination and address whether it began during service or within one year of his discharge. The left ankle disorder rating claim is also remanded for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to outstanding treatment records and for an addendum opinion regarding her respiratory condition and hypertension.