Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2018

The Board has granted reopening of service connection for hypertension, but denied reopening of service connection for a musculoskeletal condition (left ankle), liver condition/cirrhosis, macular degeneration with glaucoma of the right eye, and loss of vision of the left eye. Service connection for hypertension is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hip disorder, sleep apnea, and hypertension due to insufficient medical records and examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been reopened and granted, but the underlying condition is not related to his active military service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's heart condition and his in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's PTSD and hypertension, secondary to PTSD, were granted effective June 17, 2011. The initial disability ratings for both conditions are 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for COPD, frostbite injury to bilateral ears, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder, difficulty sleeping, and bilateral hearing loss due to additional evidence being added to the record.

The Board has granted a 10 percent initial rating for hypertension, but the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for headaches, degenerative disc disease and arthritis of the lumbar spine, and left sciatic nerve radiculopathy are remanded due to lack of updated medical records and inadequate examination reports.

The Board denied service connection for hypertensive vascular disease, finding that the Veteran's hypertension did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period and was not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether hypertension is related to herbicide agent exposure or aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for OSA and hypertension, but has remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including jungle rot, gout, sleep apnea, hypertension, cholecystectomy residuals, ulcerative colitis, end stage renal disease, dermatitis, diabetes mellitus type II, and depressive disorder. The Board found insufficient evidence to establish current diagnoses or a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's hypertension, including whether it is related to his service-connected ischemic heart disease or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service connection for congestive heart failure secondary to hypertension was granted, effective September 30, 1997. The decision does not specify an earlier effective date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional examinations and medical opinions to determine the nature, etiology, and severity of his claimed conditions. The issues include service connection for onychomycosis, skin disability of the back (presumed exposure), hypertension (secondary to diabetes mellitus Type II), and peripheral neuropathy of various extremities.

The claim of whether new and material evidence was received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension is dismissed.,Entitlement to service connection for a heart condition, to include atrial fibrillation (claimed as ischemic heart disease, heart disease, and coronary artery disease) is dismissed.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher. The claim for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities is denied as moot due to the existing compensable rating for hypertension.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for reopening of service connection for hypertension and PTSD, as well as remanded several other issues including sleep apnea, kidney disorder, neurological disabilities, peripheral neuropathies, and radiculopathies. Service connection is denied for liver disorder, heart disorder, right upper extremity neurological disability, left upper extremity neurological disability, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The claims for service connection of right leg disorder, left leg disorder, sinusitis, and hypertension have been dismissed.,The claim for service connection of sleep apnea has been reopened and granted. The Veteran's current diagnosis is linked to his active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of pseudofolliculitis barbae and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for additional examination.