Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2020

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lower back disability and hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology related to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities because there was not substantial compliance with prior remand directives, including obtaining missing service treatment records and providing an addendum medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that it is not related to active service or due to the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and its relation to service, specifically herbicide exposure. The claims for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 and survivor pension benefits are also inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions do not preclude all substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and hypothyroidism due to inadequate opinions in the VA examination reports. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension are not related to his active service. The claims for these conditions have been remanded for further development.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for liver failure, hepatitis C, hypertension, kidney cysts, vision loss, memory loss, bone density loss, osteoporosis, and low back disability are all denied. The claim for service connection for liver failure is reopened due to new evidence submitted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for left knee disability. However, the issue of secondary service connection for hypertension is remanded due to inadequate reasoning in the previous decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and hypertension, as well as his claim for non-service-connected disability pension benefits prior to January 1, 2011. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hearing loss and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted his claim for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension, finding that his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101. The Board noted that while the Veteran had some elevated blood pressure readings, they were not consistently at or above the levels required to warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease. The TDIU claim prior to July 30, 2012 is granted. The hypertension secondary to coronary artery disease claim is remanded.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to his active service or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, neuropathy, and tinnitus have been dismissed.,The application to reopen the prior final disallowance of service connection for tinnitus has also been dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension was aggravated by military service. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining missing active duty service records and providing a new medical opinion.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's hypertension to his service.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and kidney disease are inadequate. The Veteran's conditions may be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus but not necessarily due to Agent Orange exposure. Therefore, an additional examination is required to determine the etiology of these disabilities.