Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, hypertension, sinusitis, left ankle arthritis, and bilateral shoulder arthritis are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is dismissed because granting the appealed issues would not result in any accrued monies owed, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam.,The Veteran's heart condition (atrial flutter) is granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of service connection for peripheral vascular disease, status-post angioplasty to bilateral lower extremities for venous obstruction.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% rating, but the claims for diabetes with peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and COPD were denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of complete medical records and incomplete VA examination opinions. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension and headaches are found to have begun during active service, warranting service connection.,Bilateral pes planus is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its onset and relationship to service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's diabetes, migraine headaches, and hypertension claims should be remanded for further development. Specifically, they need to verify the Veteran’s periods of active and inactive duty training with the Texas Army National Guard, obtain his VA treatment records from February 2018 onwards, and conduct examinations to determine the etiology of his diabetes and current severity of his migraine headaches and hypertension.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension was granted. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, right inguinal hernia, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were not established based on the evidence provided.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for hypertension and PTSD, as well as service connection for a sinus/rhinitis disorder were denied.,No effective date was provided in the decision.

The Board has remanded the claim for hypertension secondary to PTSD due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether PTSD caused or aggravated hypertension.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for a medical opinion regarding its relationship to his presumed herbicide exposure in service, as well as other risk factors and conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for consideration of a higher rating for diabetic nephropathy to include hypertension, and for adjudication of the TDIU claim including consideration of SMC.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, asthma, and hypertension have been denied. The Board has found that the Veteran does not currently have a current disability of right ear hearing loss or left ear hearing loss for VA purposes. For asthma, the evidence shows intermittent inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy but no other criteria for an initial compensable rating. Service connection for hypertension is remanded due to lack of a VA examination.,The Veteran's service-connected left ear hearing loss was rated as noncompensable at all times during the appeal period, and there were no exceptional patterns of hearing impairment present. The Veteran’s asthma was rated as noncompensable based on intermittent inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to her service-connected disabilities, specifically her migraine headache, diverticulitis, fibromyalgia, and depressive disorder.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's blood pressure readings did not consistently meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101.

The Veteran's hypertension, tinnitus, and headache disorder are granted. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim is remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded both claims for hypertension and stroke to obtain additional medical opinions addressing the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and service, including any potential herbicide exposure. The claims are not currently decided on their merits.

The Veteran's appeals for tinnitus, hypertension, and TDIU have been withdrawn. The appeal for service connection of left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (secondary to diabetes mellitus) is being remanded due to the need for a supplemental opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to deficiencies in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected coronary artery disease.