Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2021

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes, and supraventricular tachycardia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability with alcohol use disorder.

The Board has remanded the cases of psoriatic arthritis and hypertension for additional development to determine if they are related to service-connected conditions or other factors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disorder and hypertension have been reopened, but the Board has remanded these issues due to the need for additional development.,A prostate condition claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to a disagreement with the decision regarding entitlement to TDIU. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU, but the Board must consider whether they render him unemployable.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA opinion on whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to service, including his presumed Agent Orange exposure. The claim will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and bilateral kidney cysts due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board denied service connection for multiple myeloma, CLL, hypertension, and chronic renal disease as the evidence did not support a link to active duty service or any presumptive conditions.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, lupus, syncope disorder, venous thrombosis, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, and a heart disorder, all of which were deemed not related to the appellant's period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).

The Board has granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, Parkinson's Disease, and hypertension based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in Thailand.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are remanded to obtain additional medical opinions. The effective date of any grant is not addressed in this decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The Veteran needs to undergo more contemporaneous examinations to determine the current severity of his left knee, spine, shoulder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and hypertension disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the evaluations for the Veteran's right knee disability and service connection for hypertension due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding all issues on appeal, including increased ratings and service connection claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension and TDIU. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's hypertension was related to his service-connected PTSD or any other condition, nor did it establish that he could not work due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and hypertension. The Board found that the Veteran's current disabilities did not begin during his active service or are otherwise related to an in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and GERD, as they are related to herbicide exposure and PTSD respectively. The AOJ is required to obtain additional opinions from medical examiners addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions in light of updated research on hypertension and a specific medical article regarding antidepressants and GERD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), psoriasis, and thyroid disorder (claimed as Grave’s Disease) due to insufficient reasoning in previous decisions. The appeals are being remanded for addendum opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no medical evidence linking the condition to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents. The preponderance of the evidence supported a direct service connection based on other risk factors such as obesity and smoking.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension is not manifested by systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more or diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more, and therefore a higher disability rating of over 10 percent for hypertension is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and medical opinion, requiring a new VA examination with an appropriate mental health professional.