Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2019

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as there is no current diagnosis of this condition in his medical records.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, which render him unemployable.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including a lumbar disorder, right hip disorder, skin disorder, acquired psychiatric disorders, and hypertension. The VA is instructed to obtain relevant medical records and conduct further examinations and opinions as needed.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right knee disorder and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hepatitis C and hypertension due to insufficient compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination. The effective dates of his service connection awards remain pending.

The Veteran's claimed conditions of dizziness, fatigue, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, migraines, colon and prostate polyps, and bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome were not found to be related to his military service.,Service connection was denied for all the issues raised in this decision.

The claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. Service connection for diabetes mellitus is also granted, but the claim for hypertension remains pending as it requires further evidence to determine if there is a relationship with herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's appeal to the denial of service connection for gunshot wound residuals, posttraumatic stress disorder, hypertension, heart problems, and prostate cancer is granted due to a timely Notice of Disagreement submitted by his representative in July 2014.

The appeal seeking service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed. The appeals for service connection for a skin condition, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and prostate cancer are remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of arthritis, lumbar spine condition, left knee condition, hypertension, blood disorder, and varicose veins have been withdrawn. The appeal for service connection for varicose veins has been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a renal disorder has been reopened. The Board also remanded several issues including initial ratings for various conditions such as tibia stress fracture, hypertension, head scar, burn scar of the left wrist and arm, migraine disorder, PTSD with TBI, right tibia stress fracture, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's germ cell cancer in remission is granted. The claims for sensory neuropathy, hypercholesterolemia, high blood pressure, hearing loss, tinnitus and Raynaud’s phenomenon are remanded due to lack of current diagnoses. The claim for PTSD is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to decide the claim on appeal, including a lack of sufficient rationale for the VA examiner's opinions regarding the etiology and relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and service connection.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of various conditions are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and residuals of stroke due to additional development, including consideration of new findings from the National Academy of Sciences regarding herbicide exposure and its association with hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral toenail onychomycosis, Type II diabetes mellitus, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, bilateral hip disorder, left knee DJD, right knee DJD, and hypertension due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further evaluation due to the lack of a VA examination and missing post-service medical records.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and all issues on appeal have been dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and hypertension have been granted. The hypertension claim is remanded due to the need for a medical examination.