Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's cardiovascular disease or hypertension was caused or aggravated by his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including a lack of records search for Agent Orange exposure in Korea and SSA disability benefits records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and duty-to-assist errors. The claims will be reviewed again with additional medical evidence and expert opinions.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD, hearing loss, and hypertension. Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding exposure to Agent Orange.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating of diabetes mellitus and service connection for hypertension are remanded due to inadequate development. The Board directed the VA to obtain a new examination for both conditions, as well as addendum opinions addressing the etiology of hypertension.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a bilateral eye disability, finding that there is no evidence to support these claims. The Board also found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee osteoarthritis. The claims for a bilateral ankle condition and hypertension are remanded.

The Veteran's myocardial infarction and hypertension are being remanded for further evaluation. The heart disability is rated based on its current manifestations, while the hypertension issue requires a new opinion considering the Veteran's presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

Your claim for service connection for hypertension has been granted, and you are now receiving a 10% disability rating effective October 27, 2010. The appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to be decided.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, and a large artery aneurysm are being remanded due to the need for further development. The effective date of TDIU and DEA benefits is also being remanded.

The Veteran is granted a separate 20 percent schedular rating for his chronic left shoulder strain under DC 5202, but the Board finds that an extraschedular rating is not warranted.,The Board remanded the issue of entitlement to an extraschedular rating for the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder strain and bilateral tinnitus. The Director denied these claims in August 2017.,The Veteran seeks an extraschedular rating for his service-connected bilateral tinnitus, but the Board finds that the schedular evaluation adequately contemplates his symptoms.

The Veteran's gastrointestinal, respiratory, psychiatric, hearing loss and tinnitus, lumbar spine, shoulder, hand, hip, knee, ankle, and foot disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for cranial nerve damage and TBI, as well as hypertension secondary to a service-connected disability.,Service connection for hypertension is also remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension disability is rated at 0 percent (noncompensable) due to blood pressure readings not meeting the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction disability secondary to diabetes mellitus type II is remanded for an additional medical opinion regarding its service connection.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension, as well as rating claims for bronchiectasis. The Veteran's bronchiectasis is rated at 30 percent from January 6, 2020, but not more than that prior to that date.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, bilateral ankle, back, and hypertension disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of in-service treatment or a continuity of symptoms after discharge. The Board also found that the Veteran's heart condition does not cause his hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, kidney condition (including kidney stones), and mental health condition (PTSD) due to inadequate VA examinations. Additional evidence is needed from private medical providers and a new opinion is required regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for PTSD, sleep apnea, hypertension, and Parkinson’s disease residuals due to incomplete development. The AOJ must complete all requested development and issue a supplemental statement of the case.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased rating of various conditions due to the Veteran's death.