Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's schizophrenia, bilateral eye disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral foot disorder, hypertension, and respiratory disorder (bronchitis) are all granted service connection. The initial higher rating claim for seborrheic dermatitis is also addressed in the remand section.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that her condition clearly and unmistakably pre-existed her third period of active duty service and did not worsen during this time.

The Board has remanded the cases of hypertension and sleep apnea for further development, including obtaining addendum opinions from VA examiners to address the etiology of these conditions and their relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and right shoulder disability, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and sleep apnea. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to new evidence received since the last denial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of hypertension and PTSD as secondary to hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding that his hypertension was related to active duty service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cirrhosis, hypertension, and esophageal varices have been denied.,It was determined that the conditions were not due to or aggravated by his active-duty service.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected. The claims for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of hypertension and chronic hepatitis B infection (liver disease) due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination addressing the relationship between hypertension and presumed herbicide agent exposure during service. The Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents, but hypertension is not a disease for which presumptive service connection based on such exposure is warranted.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and peripheral arterial disease were dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for hypertension and has also determined that his hypertension is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's hypertension and major depressive disorder were not granted service connection, but his MDD was granted a 70% rating. The TDIU claim was also granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart condition and hypertension, to include as secondary to heart condition due to new evidence received since the last denial. The Veteran's heart condition claim will be further evaluated with an additional VA opinion regarding whether there was a superimposed disease or injury on her heart murmur during military service that resulted in additional disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and liver condition, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic disability during or within one year after service, and the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, chronic sinusitis, and hypertension. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the onset and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no definitive diagnosis of hypertension and that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a current disability as per VA medical examiner.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. The appeal regarding secondary service connection for various conditions is remanded.

The Veteran's lung disability claim is denied. For the period prior to November 26, 2019, a 50 percent rating for sinusitis with headaches is granted. From November 26, 2019 onwards, a higher rating for hypertension with diabetic nephropathy is denied. Service connection claims for back disability, hump on the neck, right ankle disability, hypothyroidism, and papilledema are all remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the Veteran's right index finger injury and bilateral spermatocele. The appeal is currently in process.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability. Service connection is remanded for left shoulder and hypertension.