Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, gout, bilateral knee disability, stroke, TIA, low back injury with degenerative disc disease, and depression due to insufficient evidence and need for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension and high cholesterol were denied service connection as there was no evidence of onset during or within one year after service, and the current conditions are not related to service.,Service connection for spondylosis at L4 with grade I spondylolisthesis at L4-L5, degenerative disc disease and arthritis is also denied due to lack of unfavorable ankylosis of the entire spine.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred during his active service or due to a service-connected condition. The Board also found no evidence of obesity caused by his service-connected degenerative disc disease.

The Board has ordered remand due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's hypertension, including whether it is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or ureterolithiasis. The case will be returned for additional examination and opinion.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection and TDIU due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has denied service connection for all listed conditions as there is no current diagnosis of any disability and the Veteran did not provide a lay description of his symptoms.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension is being remanded due to the need to confirm his periods of active duty, active duty for training, and/or inactive duty for training. The VA will schedule a VA examination to determine if the hypertension began during or is related to his confirmed period of military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's initial rating for residuals of a fracture to the third right toe is granted at 10 percent.,Initial ratings for atypical chest pain, kidney stones, hypertension, conjunctivitis, myalgia, and myositis are denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, heart condition, lung condition, and hypertension have been dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw his appeals.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, but the rating assigned was noncompensable for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the disability rating for atrial fibrillation from 60% to 30%, effective April 20, 2018, was proper based on improvement in the Veteran's condition as evidenced by a VA examination and stress test results.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Veteran's onychomycosis, claimed as a fungus condition of the bilateral feet, is granted. The other issues are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for numbness and pain of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, migraines, hypertension, and a psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder and depression).,There is no current diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and further examination, as well as a formal TDIU application.

The Veteran's skin disability, left shoulder disability, hypertension, and acquired psychiatric disability were not granted service connection. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of hypertension was dismissed because he failed to provide requested authorizations for VA to obtain pertinent outstanding evidence, leading the Board to consider his claim abandoned.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA Form 21-8940 and a VA examination to assess his functional impairment.

The Veteran's right ear hearing loss was granted service connection. Service connection for sinusitis and hypertension is denied.,Service connection for a rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected right tibia fracture is remanded, as well as the TDIU claim prior to April 9, 2012.