Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2018

The Board found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea did not manifest during or as a result of active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension and GERD were not found to warrant a compensable rating.,For the period prior to August 2, 2011, his GERD did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation. Since then, it has been rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his military service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current hypertension and diabetes mellitus were incurred during his active service. The evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension should be remanded due to a need for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining relevant medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including MDD, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation as of March 5, 2001. The effective date for the grant of TDIU is now set at May 13, 2004.

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum VA opinion to address all theories of entitlement, including whether hypertension is related to service due to herbicide exposure and whether it is caused or aggravated by any service-connected disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not present in service or until many years thereafter and is not related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's hypertension and Hepatitis C claims. The appeals are pending further development.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple conditions and their relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board has ordered additional clarification on the relationships between these conditions, specifically regarding hypertension, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, renal insufficiency, and onychomycosis.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding no evidence of its onset in service or within one year of separation. The opinion also found that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to his service-connected PTSD.,There was insufficient evidence to support a link between Agent Orange exposure and hypertension.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or related to his period of active service, including herbicide exposure, and denied the claim.

The Veteran's PTSD, to include depression, was rated at 50 percent prior to August 14, 2017 and increased to 70 percent thereafter. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted (PTSD) while others were denied (hypertension).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral artery disease of the bilateral lower extremities, hypertension, and a disorder manifested by abdominal pain (other than duodenal ulcer) are not related to service or any service-connected conditions.,Service connection cannot be granted for these conditions as they do not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that TDIU is granted from April 17, 2012 to May 13, 2013, and from September 1, 2013.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD with depression.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension. After considering all of the evidence, including the Veteran's service records showing elevated blood pressure readings during active duty, the Board finds that the Veteran's hypertension is as likely as not incurred during his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied in August 2011, and the effective date of his award is set at February 5, 2013.

The Veteran's claims for anemia, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction were denied as they are not presumed to be due to herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection was not granted because the evidence did not establish a link between the conditions and active service.

The Board found that the Veteran did not serve in Vietnam or its inland waterways, and thus is not entitled to presumptive service connection for his claimed conditions. The evidence does not establish a link between any current disabilities and active service.