Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2017

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before a decision can be made regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial evaluations for various conditions, including PTSD, TBI residuals, migraine headaches, and hypertension.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hypertension.

The Veteran's hepatitis C and bilateral hearing loss have been reopened, with service connection granted for both conditions.,High blood pressure has also been granted as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated during active service, within one year of separation from service, or due to any other service-connected condition. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or caused by his service, and thus denied service connection for this condition.,Service connection for coronary artery disease with status post-myocardial infarction was granted as a direct result of evidence showing it was incurred during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate nexus opinions and the need for updated treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, lung cancer, hypertension, brain aneurysm, irregular heartbeat, headaches, and sleep disturbance are not supported by the evidence of record. The conditions have either no direct link to military service or do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied in April 2009, and the Board found that new and material evidence had not been received. The Veteran's claim for sleep apnea is currently pending.

The Veteran's hypertension, diabetes, neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities, neuropathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, bilateral retinopathy, and depression with PTSD are all found to be service-connected. The Veteran is assigned a 10 percent disability rating for each condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension was aggravated during his second and third periods of active service, warranting service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and providing additional opinions from VA examiners regarding the etiology of his hypertension and bilateral shin splints.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension, which he contends was caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, heart disease, PTSD and exposure to an herbicide agent. The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and heart disease were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including COPD, right shoulder and hand disabilities, and hypertension, have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his inability to dress, feed himself, prepare meals, or bathe without assistance.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and need for medical opinions.

The Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran has withdrawn all his appeals, including those regarding the issues of service connection and exposure basis.

The Veteran's back disability is currently rated at 20 percent, effective the date of his claim. The Veteran does not meet criteria for a higher rating under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including gout, lumbar spine disability, bilateral knee disabilities, rhinitis, kidney disability (chronic renal failure and bilateral renal cysts), hypertension, cystitis, erectile dysfunction, and migraines. The appeals are now resolved in favor of the Veteran.