Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his peripheral vascular disease and PTSD, have resulted in significant physical limitations requiring modifications in his home. The Board has ordered a remand to obtain medical opinions clarifying the relationship between his service-connected conditions and his need for specially adapted housing.

The Veteran's claims for temporary total evaluations under 38 C.F.R. � 4.29 and 38 C.F.R. � 4.30 are denied as there is no evidence of hospitalization or surgery with convalescence due to a service-connected disability during the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current diagnosis of hypertension is related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's left foot disability, sinusitis, hypertension, and back disability are all being considered for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, vertigo, and obstructive sleep apnea have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The appeal is granted on these issues.,The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature, onset, and etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, vertigo, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for hypertension. The case is remanded for a new VA examination and medical opinion regarding whether his hypertension was caused by herbicide exposure or PTSD.

Service connection has been granted for tinnitus, back disability (lumbago), hypertension, and right elbow condition.,Pending further development: Service connection is being considered for recurrent sinusitis, recurrent bronchitis, right eustachian tube dysfunction, left eustachian tube dysfunction, right metatarsalgia, and left metatarsalgia.

The Veteran's hypertension and skin disability have been granted service connection.,Service connection for a skin disability has also been granted. However, the Veteran's GERD is denied as there is no credible evidence linking it to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,An effective date earlier than January 25, 2013, is denied for the grant of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, and sinusitis have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,New and material evidence has also been received to reopen the previously denied claims for carpal tunnel syndrome of the bilateral wrists, bilateral pes planus, and headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal of his substantive appeal being untimely, as it was received more than 60 days after the September 2018 statement of the case and more than one year after the May 2017 notification letter.

The Veteran's adult daughter is seeking accrued benefits for her father, who passed away in July 2013. The claims are remanded to obtain VA treatment records from the Danville VAMC prior to his death.

The Board has remanded the cases due to additional development being needed, including for a VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension, right knee disability, left hand rash, and right ankle disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of death and the relationship between service-connected PTSD and the Veteran's hypertension, left lower extremity ischemia, and interior ischemia.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hepatitis C, GERD, diabetes mellitus II, gastrointestinal disorder, liver cancer, cirrhosis, and esophageal varices.

The Board has granted a TDIU from April 16, 2012. However, the case is remanded for consideration of whether a TDIU was warranted prior to that date on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and consideration, including service connection claims, evaluations of disabilities, and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction evaluation was withdrawn.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, including whether it is related to his diabetes and/or coronary artery disease, as well as herbicide exposure. The case is being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claim for hypertension due to Agent Orange exposure and its secondary effects on diabetes mellitus type II and PTSD. The Veteran's service connection claim is being remanded for a VA examination with an addendum opinion.

The Board has ordered new examinations to determine the nature and cause of various disorders, including back disorder, atherosclerosis, cerebral infarction, loss of teeth, left shoulder disorder, gallbladder disorder, GERD, muscle spasms, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, hyperlipidemia, and peripheral vascular disease. The Veteran was exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and ionizing radiation but the medical opinions are needed for these claims.