Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2020

The Veteran's hypertension is related to service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran served in the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of the Republic of Vietnam, which could affect their claims for service connection. The appeals are being remanded.

The Board has remanded two issues: 1) the rating for PTSD, and 2) TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board has found that the Veteran's OSA and related conditions are not related to his active duty service, while his heart condition, hypertension, and other claimed conditions lack sufficient evidence of a nexus to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence suggesting a potential association between hypertension and herbicide exposure, specifically Agent Orange. The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is now pending again.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, and effective dates of March 7, 2000 were assigned. The appeals related to right knee DJD, hypertension, IBS with GERD, hemorrhoids, and status post fracture of the proximal ribs. Service connection was denied for prostatitis and/or residuals of such, collapsed lung and/or residuals of a collapsed lung, and dental disability.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and remanded the issue of service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for lower and upper back problems was granted. The Board also remanded several issues including increased ratings, initial compensable disability ratings, and service connection claims.

The Veteran's hypertension and GERD ratings are granted, but her claims for service connection of various conditions are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension was granted, and he is also entitled to a clothing allowance due to damage from his skin cream use.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for hypertension and denied the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension on a presumptive basis due to chronic symptoms during active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions had their onset during active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension due to inadequate opinions regarding causation and aggravation by service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's cervical spine disorder is not service-connected.,Prior to April 24, 2015, the Veteran's left knee disability was rated at 10 percent. As of April 24, 2015, it was rated at 20 percent but no higher.,The Veteran's hypertension has not required continuous use of medication for control and is not manifested by diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or a history thereof, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Veteran's death was caused by nonservice-connected conditions, and the Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death as well as DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if hypertension is related to service, including presumed exposure to herbicides.

The Board has remanded four issues: hypertension, gastrointestinal disorder (including irritable bowel syndrome), bipolar disorder, and a disability rating for residuals of a fracture and dislocation of the right middle finger. Additional development is required to obtain information about the qualifications of the examiners who conducted the November 2012 and July 2019 VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current hypertension is causally related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for hypertension.