Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and issuing a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable, and thus grants a TDIU effective November 14, 2008.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no medical evidence to show a relationship between his service and any service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss. The remaining issues of left knee, right knee, allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, skin disability, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension did not onset during service or within one year of separation, and is not etiologically related to service-connected disabilities or exposure to herbicide agents. Therefore, service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of causation or aggravation by service-connected Bell's palsy.,Both conditions were diagnosed after separation from service, with no evidence of onset within one year post-service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right knee disorder, hydrocele, and hypertension due to conflicting evidence regarding their onset or relationship to service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no clear evidence that any of these conditions began during active service.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is associated with his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The claim will be reviewed again, including consideration of a new consensus study report from the National Academies.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty service. Service connection for a bilateral eye disability was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disability, both related to service-connected hearing loss, tinnitus, or Meniere's disease. The remand requires additional medical opinions regarding the causal relationship between these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals regarding hypertension and bronchial asthma have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no in-service injury or disease and that presumptive service connection based on a chronic condition is not available due to lack of diagnosis during service or within the one-year presumptive period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is denied as there was no in-service diagnosis of hypertension, and the condition did not manifest within one year post-service.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure in Thailand. His erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, fatty liver, hypertension, and left ventricular hypertrophy are all found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board has remanded several issues, including those related to the neck disorder and right hip degenerative joint disease.,No new or relevant evidence was received to reopen the claim of service connection for a neck disorder.

For the period prior to May 18, 2018, the Veteran's TBI was rated at 40 percent and denied a higher rating.,Since May 18, 2018, the Veteran's TBI has been rated at 70 percent and denied a higher rating.

The Board has remanded four issues: right knee disability, left knee disability, high blood pressure, and a gynecological disability (PCOS). The Veteran's claims are being reviewed due to the inadequacy of previous VA examinations and the need for new opinions on service connection.