Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2018

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, his claims for tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and prostatitis were denied as there is no direct or presumptive link between these conditions and his military service.,Tinnitus was denied because the Veteran's current diagnosis could not be linked to in-service noise exposure, and the VA examiner found that the condition more likely than not did not have a relationship with his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD service connection claim is granted, and his allergic rhinitis rating is increased to 10 percent. The hypertension rating is restored.

The Board denied service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for all service connection claims due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, coronary artery disease, hypertension, partial colon removal, kidney disorders, tremor disorder, and neurological disorder of the feet.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and examinations.,The Veteran's hypertension and sinusitis cases require additional examination as recent VA records are over two years old.,An examination is needed to determine if the Veteran’s inguinal hernia is related to his military service, specifically exposure to burn pits.,A new evaluation of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is required due to potential aggravation by his service-connected conditions and medication use.,The Veteran needs a VA examination to assess whether he has an acquired psychiatric disorder separate from his PTSD with secondary depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or manifestations that meet the VA criteria.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulosis was denied due to lack of in-service treatment and the absence of a causal relationship between his condition and military service.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, but the Board has remanded to determine if his PTSD aggravated hypertension or caused interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches has been reopened and granted.,The petition to reopen the claims of service connection for allergies and hypertension was denied.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder and right thigh disabilities, sarcoidosis, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The Board found that the current symptoms are not related to any documented event or injury in active service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as aggravated by a service-connected postoperative deviated nasal septum, but denied service connection for cardiac disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, lower back disorder, and hypertension.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left elbow injury and hypertension, are being reviewed for their contribution to his death. The appellant is seeking service connection for PTSD, which the Veteran did not seek himself.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and bilateral knee disability. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is presumed to have started in 2007 during active duty. His hypertension was also found to be related to his military service. The bilateral knee disability is believed to have begun during service when the Veteran fell from a truck.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension due to potential in-service onset.,Service connection for TB, DM II as secondary to TB, gout as secondary to DM II, and cardiomyopathy are denied.

The appeal to reopen a service connection claim for bronchitis is denied. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer, skin cancer, type II diabetes mellitus, and hypertension due to potential exposure to herbicide agents and/or toxins in Okinawa. Further action is needed to verify such exposure and a VA examination is required to assess the current severity of the Veteran's hypertension.

The Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, as it is unclear when he was first diagnosed with these conditions and there are insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The examiner will need to provide updated opinions based on new records from Dr. G.G.

The Veteran's service connection claims for Ischemic heart disease, hypertension, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are being remanded due to incomplete records. The Board will attempt to obtain his military personnel and treatment records to determine if he was exposed to herbicide agents in Thailand.