Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and hypertension are being remanded due to new evidence that has not been considered by the AOJ.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and glaucoma (claimed as vision) have been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Hypertension and Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,The Board found that there was no direct service connection, no aggravation beyond its natural progression by service-connected disabilities, and no causal relationship between the conditions and service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, skin disability, urinary disability, and recurrent disability manifested by weight loss due to incomplete records from the Army Reserve.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether his service-connected anxiety disorder caused obesity.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and seizure condition, finding that the Veteran's conditions did not have their onset in service or were otherwise causally related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, hypertension to include as secondary to PTSD (PTSD), diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, and a left knee disability are dismissed.,Service connection is granted for a sleep disorder as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, occlusive coronary atherosclerosis and systemic hypertension, is related to his service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds. As such, the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

Service connection for hypothyroidism is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. Service connection for hypertension, related to in-service herbicide exposure, is remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's hearing loss, hand conditions, and right knee disability due to incomplete VA records and inadequate examinations. The Veteran will need to provide additional medical evidence for his right knee claim.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, and hypertension. Service connection for ischemic attacks is also granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, and hypertension. Service connection for ischemic attacks is also granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding the onset and cause of the Veteran's hypertension. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant private treatment records, including from O.F., and provide an addendum opinion on whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to herbicide agents during his service at Fort Wainwright. The case is returned to the RO for additional development, including requests from the Compensation Service and a review of unit records.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, hypertension, and kidney failure as the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Update 2018, which suggests a link between hypertension and Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran's hypertension is currently not considered presumptively linked to service, but the NAS report indicates sufficient evidence for such a link.

The application to reopen the claim of service connection for hypertension was denied. The Veteran's hypertension is not related to his military service.,Service connection for other specified trauma and stress-related disorder (previously PTSD) has been granted, but only effective from October 18, 2013. Prior claims were not considered as they were not formal or informal applications of service connection.,The claim of service connection for diabetes was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to military service.

The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including mood disorder, anxiety, depression, iatrogenic hypospadias, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension. The decision is pending further development.