Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the new evidence received after prior final denials supports these claims.,Service connection is denied for a back disorder and secondary service connection for hypertension due to lack of in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of COPD, hypertension, and aortic valve disease with stenosis are remanded due to the need for VA examinations to determine their etiology. The appeal is also granted on the issue of reopening his claims for these conditions.

The Board has remanded all the issues related to service connection for various disorders due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD has been granted. The claims for acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, hypertension, and skin cancer have been remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and its aggravation by service-connected CAD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, a respiratory disorder (claimed as lung spot), and kidney disease are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claims for microcytic anemia, left shoulder condition, skin disorder, and hypertension have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,Service connection has been granted for a left shoulder condition secondary to service-connected seizure disorder and surgical scarring of the left shoulder.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for heartburn and pyrosis, hyperkeratosis, and hypertension are denied. The Board has accepted jurisdiction over the remaining service connection claims.,Service connection is granted for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide exposure. The Veteran's hypertension is also being reviewed in light of potential direct service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions, specifically hypertension, right knee DJD, and RLS.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims.,The Veteran's psychiatric disability claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension, both of which are secondary to his service-connected thyroid condition.

The Veteran's heart disability, hypertension, and respiratory disorder were not found to be related to service or herbicide exposure.,Service connection for a heart disability was denied as there is no current evidence of the condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen claims for service connection of peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right upper extremity, PTSD, hearing loss, and hypertension. However, the claim for service connection of hypertension is reopened due to a recent determination from the National Academy of Sciences upgrading hypertension to the 'sufficient' category.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension and remanded his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD). The evidence does not support a finding that the current diagnoses are related to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, increased ratings for chondromalacia of both knees, and instability of both knees. The appeals were dismissed as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for hypertension.

The claims for service connection for PTSD, gout, enlarged heart, high blood pressure, swelling of the right and left hands, and swelling of the right and left feet are remanded due to procedural issues.

The Board denied service connection for skin neoplasm and hypertension, finding no current disability for VA purposes related to these conditions. The Veteran's STRs did not show objective signs or symptoms of a heart condition manifested during his period of active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Veteran's appeal of the 10% rating for hypertension has been dismissed because the May 2017 rating decision was a final Board decision that implemented an April 2017 Board decision.