Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a supplemental VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension and considering whether it may be secondary to depression. The AOJ will address service connection for hypertension as secondary to depression after adjudicating that claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension had its onset in service and is related to his active duty, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and denied all other service connection claims. Service connection was not granted for tinnitus, chronic sinusitis/rhinitis, pes planus, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), hypertension (HTN), or ulcers.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issues of service connection for a right foot condition, to include Morton's neuroma, and hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is related to herbicide exposure during his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for arthritis, malaria, and hypertension as well as the claim for a nonservice-connected pension due to the failure to issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and painful chest scar have been denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating under applicable VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, including hypertension and bilateral hearing loss. Additional development is needed to ascertain the current severity of his hypertension and obtain employment information from his former employer.

The Board has denied service connection for a heart disability and hypertension, finding the preponderance of evidence against these claims.,Service connection is also denied for sleep apnea due to insufficient medical opinion addressing the Veteran's lay reports.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD). The decision is based on the close proximity of the diagnoses and the VA's inability to provide an adequate medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's condition is related to his active duty service or secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The examiner must consider the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam and provide a more detailed opinion on this matter.

The Board has denied a disability rating greater than 10 percent for hypertension and remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has dismissed all pending appeals due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and a psychiatric disability (posttraumatic stress disorder). The VA examinations are required to address whether these conditions are related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his active duty service or any presumptive conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure.,The Board also denied service connection for a skin disorder of the groin, concluding that there was no evidence of such a condition during service and attributing it to post-service treatment.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain a clarifying medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, and heart failure. The Veteran is seeking higher ratings for his service-connected left-hand fracture residuals and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, GERD, and his lumbar spine disability were granted. The claim for a gallbladder condition was denied. Service connection for hiatal hernia and hypertension was not established. A rating of 70 percent for the lumbar spine disability is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, including sexual dysfunction. The remand requires a VA examination to clarify whether these conditions are related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents (burn pit), as well as any aggravation of these conditions by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's hypertension and asbestosis have been granted service connection. The decision on sleep apnea is pending.