Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for cataracts has been dismissed.,His petition to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for hypertension was granted, and the claim is now presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has granted service connection for COPD, extensive small cell lung carcinoma, and hypertension. Service connection was denied for coronary artery disease and severe carotid stenosis with a history of cerebrovascular accident.

The case is being remanded to clarify the Veteran's psychiatric diagnoses and determine their etiology, as well as assess whether his current sleep apnea, hypertension, and drug addiction are related to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The TDIU claim will be deferred until these issues are resolved.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension has been reopened, and the claim is granted. Effective dates are assigned for the grant of service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, and headaches.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for further development regarding exposure to herbicidal agents while in-service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for asthma was reopened, but not granted as the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted based on continuity of symptomatology since service. Service connection for asthma was also granted secondary to service-connected disabilities (sleep apnea and PTSD). The Veteran's hypertension claim was denied due to lack of medical evidence linking it to his period of active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and MDD are granted, while his claims for right hand disability and hypertension are denied. The claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension was denied an initial compensable rating as it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was granted a 100% rating effective October 10, 2015. However, the claim for PTSD had an earlier effective date of March 21, 2011.,Service connection for hypertension and nerve damage to fingers were remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for an additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is caused by or worsened by her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability of the left upper extremity was reopened and granted.,Other claims were remanded due to lack of complete application forms.,Service connection was restored for stress headaches, hypertension, valvular heart disease (mitral valve prolapse), iron deficiency anemia, allergic rhinitis, right shoulder sprain/strain, left shoulder sprain/strain, neck sprain and strain, right knee sprain/strain, left knee sprain/strain, right ankle sprain, right hallux valgus, left eye cortical cataract, acne, atrophic vaginitis, and OSA with CPAP.,The Veteran's service connection for fusion of the right fourth finger distal interphalangeal joint was denied as clearly erroneous.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and further evaluation is needed.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for heart disease and hypertension due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, prostate disorder, kidney disorder, and diabetes mellitus, type II have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his requests prior to a decision.,The Veteran's right knee disability claim has been remanded due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to new VA treatment records being added to the record.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, and PTSD. The decision is based on the merits of each claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied as there is no evidence of its onset during or within one year after service, and the condition is not considered a presumptive disability due to ionizing radiation exposure. The Board found that the Veteran did not provide sufficient credible evidence linking his current hypertension directly to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral knee disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee disabilities and degenerative joint disease of the cervical and thoracic spine, finding no evidence linking these conditions to active duty service. Service connection was granted for hypertension.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of right central serous retinopathy was denied.,Service connection for a right shoulder disability, hypertension, and left shoulder disability were also denied.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis was denied.,An effective date prior to December 1, 2015, for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis was denied.