Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's hypertension and its relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, as well as herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable throughout the appeal period, and his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims of service connection for a spinal injury, neck condition, bilateral glaucoma, hypertension, low back condition, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and stroke.,New evidence received since the last final denial supports reopening these claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was dismissed. Effective dates earlier than January 30, 2014, were denied for the grants of service connection for PTSD with sleep disturbances and diabetes mellitus, type II with hypertension. The appeals for service connection for sleep apnea, PFB, migraines, ED, and TDIU are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to errors in obtaining VA treatment records and considering certain factors related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service, and whether his unit conducted short deployments into Vietnam or Thailand. The case is being remanded for further investigation.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions were incurred during military service. The issues regarding a bilateral eye disability and a respiratory disability are remanded due to lack of complete medical records.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his military service. The evidence did not support a link to Agent Orange exposure or other service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for COPD, high blood pressure, and headaches in November 2019. As a result, the claims are dismissed.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for sinus tachycardia and hypertension have been dismissed. The issues of whether new and material evidence was received to reopen a claim for service connection for hypertension, and if so, whether service connection for that disorder is warranted are also dismissed.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents.,The Veteran's kidney cancer is denied as not service-connected and not associated with herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has remanded all service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 claims for further development due to the submission of new evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete VA medical records and procedural errors in previous decisions.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for hypertension, to include as due to herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and liver condition remains pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for RYSDOM, sleep apnea, hypertension, and stroke/aneurysm due to incomplete development of records and need for medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to lack of new and material evidence for hypertension, absence of a current disability for hearing loss, and no causal link between tinnitus and military noise exposure.

The Veteran was granted service connection for Parkinson’s disease, which is presumed to have been incurred due to herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam. The cause of the Veteran's death (Parkinson’s disease) is also considered as a contributory cause.

The Veteran's paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and hypertension have been granted increased ratings. The psychiatric disorder issue was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination for hypertension, and the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service. The examiner is required to determine if the hypertension had its onset during or is otherwise related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for a VA opinion on whether the Veteran's hypertension was related to his in-service high blood pressure readings.