Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2018

All issues are remanded for further development and examination. The Veteran's hypertension is being examined to determine if it is related to his service-connected psychiatric disability. His erectile dysfunction claim will be addressed as well.,The Veteran’s sleep apnea may need a more specialized examiner due to its complexity, and the relationship between his PTSD and sleep apnea needs clarification.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including dental disorder, tuberculosis, high cholesterol, abnormal liver test, chronic fatigue syndrome, residuals of traumatic brain injury, bilateral hand numbness, bilateral foot numbness, spine disorder, and hypertension have been denied as there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his active military service.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain additional service records related to the appellant's claimed conditions. The claims will be reconsidered after this information is obtained.

The Veteran's hypertension is not consistently controlled with medication and fluctuates frequently, leading to a worsening of another heart blockage. The claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension is remanded due to the need for updated treatment records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and medical opinions regarding service connection for a bilateral foot disorder with gout, osteoarthritis, and hypertension. The issues of service connection for these conditions are being returned to the RO for further action.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including low back disability, left knee disability, partial complex seizures, chronic joint pain, epiploic appendagitis, erectile dysfunction, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, hypervascular lesions of the liver, infertility, and prediabetes. The Veteran's claims are pending in appellate status.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension from September 19, 2012. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings of hypertension and service connection for renal cell carcinoma is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and the likely etiology of his congestive heart failure, particularly in relation to presumed herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a groin disability is granted. The Board finds that the evidence received since the last final denial relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. However, further development is required due to outstanding VA treatment records and additional examination is needed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete examination and treatment records, as well as unclear opinions regarding the Veteran's conditions. The Veteran is required to provide additional evidence or undergo further examinations.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for sleep apnea. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is claimed as secondary to his service-connected allergic rhinitis, chronic frontal sinusitis, and bronchial asthma.,Service connection for depression and hypertension have not been established due to a lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's appeal regarding a disability rating for residuals of shell fragment wound, muscle weakness and atrophy, limited motion of right shoulder is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for COPD and hypertension due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension and an initial increased rating for migraine headaches have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of all pending appeals.

The Veteran's right leg condition, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus are all granted service connection. The right leg condition is related to in-service cramps, hypertension did not manifest within the presumptive period, and type II diabetes mellitus was diagnosed after service.

The Board denied the veteran's surviving spouse's claims for Aid and Attendance benefits and nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a lack of evidence demonstrating that the appellant requires aid and attendance or meets other eligibility requirements.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension on both schedular and extraschedular grounds, finding that the Veteran's blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7101.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hypertension is denied, and his claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to the lack of a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating of various disabilities due to incomplete records, inadequate medical opinions, and need for further examinations.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased ratings and service connection claims related to valvular heart disease with sinus tachycardia, hypertension, COPD, and myocardial infarction as the appellant requested withdrawal of her appeal.