Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2019

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus, hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus, Parkinson’s disease as a result of herbicide exposure, and peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure. The reasons include the lack of actual or presumptive exposure to herbicides during service.

Service connection is granted for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension.,An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for varicose veins in the left leg from November 17, 2014 is denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding service connection for hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and an increased evaluation for coronary artery disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, as well as his claim regarding employment due to service-connected disabilities. The remand requires obtaining additional opinions on the etiology of hypertension and its relationship to diabetes and prostate cancer.

The Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the cause of death and a need for additional records from the Veteran's care providers.

The Veteran's cause of death, listed as cardiopulmonary arrest due to pulmonary cancer metastatic, was not related to his active service. The lung cancer is considered the primary cause of death along with other conditions such as cardiac arrhythmia, high blood pressure, and type II diabetes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted.,Claims for service connection for respiratory condition, ear, nose and throat disability, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type 2 have been remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence received since his last VA examination, and because some issues have not been addressed in detail.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hypertension prior to November 13, 2009 was denied due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the November 2009 rating decision. The appeal is now remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link between any of these conditions and active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic allergic rhinitis, finding that there was no evidence showing a link between these conditions and his military service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has found that VA did not substantially comply with the June 2017 remand instructions due to the Veteran's missed VA examination appointments. The case is being remanded for a new VA medical examination to determine if the Veteran’s hypertension is etiologically related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of hypertension has been granted. The Board has also remanded the issues of sleep apnea, hypertension, liver disease, and colon disability for further development.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to determine the cause of the Veteran's death and whether his conditions, including hypertension and prostate cancer, were related to his service, particularly his exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and renal artery stenosis due to lack of opinion regarding whether these conditions are proximately due to or the result of his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) and/or due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his education and work history, which includes manual labor experience.

The Board denied service connection for kidney failure, hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus, and evaluations of major depression, prostate cancer, and diabetes mellitus type II. The Veteran's claims were remanded for further evaluation on other issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been reopened, and the Board finds new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim. The right elbow fracture disability rating is remanded.