Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding her respiratory, lung, joint, urinary, skin, and menstrual disorders. The examination should address whether these conditions are related to her Gulf War service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently confine him to his immediate premises, so he is denied special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a need for regular aid and attendance or on account of being housebound.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a direct relationship to service or herbicide exposure and insufficient evidence linking it to his diabetes.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are remanded due to the need for VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service, specifically herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for bronchitis. The cases of chronic fatigue, hypertension, and disability manifested as chronic pain of the bilateral extremities are remanded due to exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for hypertension and a kidney disorder due to potential issues with the VA medical opinions provided. The Veteran contends that his conditions are related to Agent Orange exposure, but there is also an argument that obesity caused by PTSD may be a factor in causing or aggravating these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a bilateral eye disability, including as secondary to hypertension and coronary artery disease with ischemic cardiomyopathy. The case is being remanded for additional development, specifically for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the cataracts are related to service or service-connected disabilities, caused by hypertension, or aggravated by coronary artery disease.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a direct relationship to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

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

The Board has decided to remand the cases of tremors and hypertension due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The claims are being returned for further evaluation.

The Veteran's appeals have been remanded for further evaluation of various service-connected conditions, including sleep apnea, mood disorder, and thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease. The effective date for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development and needs further examination regarding the relationship between hypertension, herbicide exposure, and service-connected ischemic heart disease.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's essential hypertension was not incurred in service and is not otherwise related to his active service. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% rating, and his right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy prior to December 6, 2018 was also granted a 40% rating. The Veteran's right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy since December 6, 2018 is denied any increase in rating beyond the current 40%. A TDIU was granted effective June 20, 2020.

The Board has remanded the case due to an open medical question regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and/or major depressive disorder.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension, which is claimed as secondary to PTSD, should be remanded for further evaluation and opinion.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure. The right knee and left knee disabilities are denied, with the Board finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease. The low back disability is also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD has been reopened and granted.,Service connection for Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam has also been granted.