Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether medications used to treat the Veteran's service-connected asthma have aggravated her hypertension.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim for a determination as to whether the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU, including on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's current level of hearing acuity did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral leg disability and hypertension were remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's diabetes and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy are granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure. The hypertension claim is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his diabetic nephropathy with hypertension was denied. However, he was granted a TDIU and SMC at the 'housebound rate'.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to bowel obstruction, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure or in-service injury related to these conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension and kidney disorder are granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicides. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded as the evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD or depressive disorder.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, and headaches were not shown to have had their onset during service or are otherwise related to in-service events.,Service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an opinion on whether his sleep apnea had its clinical onset during service or is due to an event or incident of his period of active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee chondromalacia patella, right knee chondromalacia patella, residuals of a right wrist injury, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, hypertension, gastroduodenitis, and diverticulitis due to inadequate examination reports and incomplete medical findings.

Right ear hearing loss has been granted service connection.,Prostate cancer residuals have a current rating of 20% and are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and headaches due to incomplete rationale in the VA examiners' opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which he asserts are related to his military service at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's initial rating for diabetic nephropathy with hypertension remains at 30 percent, and the claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's hypertension, which requires continuous medication for control, has been granted a 10 percent rating since October 22, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to establish a link between his active duty service or any service-connected disabilities and his current condition.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension has been dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were causally related to the Veteran's period of active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been reopened, but the Board finds that additional development is needed to determine if his hypertension is related to service or a secondary condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not attributable to his active service or any incident of service. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the causes of the Veteran's obesity and its impact on his service-connected conditions, specifically OSA and hypertension. The RO is instructed to obtain additional opinions from a VA physician.