Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's headaches were granted service connection as they originated during active service.,His PNET due to herbicide exposure was also granted, based on the presumption of exposure in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for higher disability evaluations and TDIU. This includes obtaining VA treatment records, scheduling additional examinations, and reviewing all evidence added since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to incomplete or outdated medical records. The Veteran is asked to provide updated VA and private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for coronary artery disease, hypertension, right leg condition, left leg condition, lower back condition, and psychiatric condition due to outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection related to sleep apnea, hypertension, GERD, and a dental disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, kidney condition, headache disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and sleep apnea due to exposure to herbicide agents during service. Further development is needed to verify if herbicide agents were used at Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center while the Veteran was stationed there from February 1969 to December 1969.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, effective from when the claim was filed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has found new and material evidence to support her claims. The appeals are granted in part.

The Veteran's service connection claims for pyorrhea, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and residuals of prostate cancer are remanded due to insufficient development regarding the Veteran's exposure to napalm and herbicide agents.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions secondary to herbicide exposure are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his conditions.

The Veteran's hyperlipidemia is not considered a disability for which VA compensation can be awarded.,While the Veteran has hypertension that is secondary to his service-connected diabetes, it is not related to any in-service injury or disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to intertwining issues and insufficient medical opinions. The heart disability claim is now recharacterized as a heart condition, and additional development is needed regarding secondary service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment since April 1, 2006.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of hypertension has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension, bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, and kidney disease are related to service due to herbicide exposure in Okinawa. However, the evidence is insufficient for VA to make this determination without further development.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of May 19, 2015 for a 100 percent rating for service-connected heart disease.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension and migraine headaches have been reopened.,Service connection has been granted for migraine headaches, but the claim for hypertension remains pending as it was remanded by the Board.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for hypertension is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an updated VA examination.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension are granted as secondary to service-connected conditions. Service connection for fibromyalgia is denied.