Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's hypertension, OSA, mitral valve prolapse, and GERD are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection is also established for the Veteran’s bilateral eye condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no medical evidence linking the condition to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as due to exposure to herbicide agents. However, the Veteran's hypertension remains unresolved and requires further examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and a TDIU rating are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records, authorization for SSA records, and readjudication.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including heart disability, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, hypertension, and drop attacks. The claims are being reviewed due to insufficient evidence or need for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disability, including hypertension and tachycardia, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of aggravation beyond its natural progression by military service.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) is determined to be the principal cause of his death, with hypertension being a contributory cause. The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, thus his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a heart condition with hypertension and a left shoulder disorder, but denied service connection for other conditions. The heart condition is not considered to be related to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for PTSD. The decision found that there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or relation to service, and that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right plantar fasciitis and the left upper torso and lower extremity posttraumatic neuralgia have been granted. The claim of service connection for hypertension is remanded due to its inextricability with the loss of sense of taste claim, which also remains remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to scheduling issues with VA examinations.

The Veteran's hypertension claim is remanded due to a lack of compliance with the Board’s December 2019 remand. A new examination is needed to determine if the hypertension is related to service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and hypertension, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other causative factors.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral eye condition, but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a heart disability, and hypertension as there was no probative evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a direct link between any of these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking his causes of death to his active duty service or his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for a heart disability and remanded the claims of service connection for pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension. The Veteran's heart disability is not related to his military service, but further examination is needed to determine if his pulmonary disabilities are related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of a rating in excess of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, as well as hypertension. Additional development is needed to obtain updated VA treatment records from May 2013 to April 2014.