Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2020

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's death. The appellant is asked to provide information about any relevant private medical records and a VA doctor will be consulted to determine if the Veteran’s conditions are related to his service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II are granted service connection as due to herbicide agent exposure. The Board has remanded for further examination on the remaining issues.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by his military service, as there is no evidence of its onset during service or within one year thereafter. Similarly, the record does not show that the Veteran's hypertension had its onset during service or within a post-service year. The Board also found that the Veteran did not provide any evidence of herbicide exposure and thus could not establish service connection based on presumptive exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction on a secondary basis due to multiple service-connected disabilities, including Crohn's disease and hypertension.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The TDIU claim prior to February 11, 2016, is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current obstructive sleep apnea is related to service or pre-existing conditions, and whether it is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not presented. The Board found that the Veteran did not have exposure to herbicide agents during his service at Fort McClellan.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, left hip disability, right ankle disability, low back disability, neck disability and migraine headaches. The Board found that the evidence supports these claims as they are related to the Veteran's in-service injuries.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current disabilities, including hypertension and bilateral hip disorder, are not related to service or service-connected conditions. The left shoulder disability remains under review for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, kidney disorder, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's HTN is being evaluated for its onset during service or causation by diabetes. His kidney condition and peripheral neuropathy are also being evaluated for their onset during service or causation by diabetes.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, bilateral knee disorder, foot fungus disorder, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), and low back disorder have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year post-service.,There is no current evidence linking any of the Veteran's claimed disabilities to his active duty service.

The Board has dismissed all claims due to the death of the Appellant, as appellants' claims do not survive their death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records review.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or maintain a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected hypertension is remanded due to the lack of recent VA treatment records and private care records. The Veteran needs to be scheduled for a VA hypertension examination.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to evaluate the Veteran's skin rash, hypertension, and hemorrhoids disabilities due to potential worsening of symptoms.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability (arthritis) is granted service connection. Service connection for kidney disorder (claimed as kidney cancer), hypertension, and residuals, head laceration are remanded.

The Veteran's chronic headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension. A TDIU is granted for the period from May 15, 2014, to May 20, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete compliance with a previous remand directive. The Veteran's hypertension and related conditions need to be evaluated, and the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his service connection claim for cardiac conditions needs to be addressed.