Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach disorder, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, left arm tremor, and left eye disorder as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's right and left foot pes planus were reopened due to new evidence showing the pre-existing condition did not worsen during service. Service connection for hypertension, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right foot gout, and left foot gout was denied as these conditions are not related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical opinions and incomplete information regarding his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The AOJ must obtain updated treatment records, personnel files, and pay stubs; clarify the dates of each period of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA; and seek VA opinions to determine etiology and date(s) of onset for hypertension and any neurological disability affecting his extremities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding his acquired psychiatric disability, diverticulitis, hypertension, and respiratory disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to concerns about whether the Veteran's service-connected angioedema with urticaria may have aggravated his other conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 4, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for rheumatoid arthritis and hypertension due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, lung cancer residuals rating, and TDIU due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent since April 1, 2013.,Back/shoulder scars are not compensable.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claims. The back disability claim is reopened, and the other claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for abdominal aortic aneurism as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as he does not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU. The Board also remanded his vertigo service connection claim due to insufficient rationale in the November 2021 VA examination report and the January 2022 VA examiner's opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disease, edema, a skin condition, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) are dismissed. The claim of service connection for hypertension is allowed as new and material evidence has been received. The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for prostate cancer residuals, a surgical scar, and erectile dysfunction are remanded.

The appeal for a compensable rating for hypertension is dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for a left shoulder disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, gout, rectal problems (hemorrhoids), hypertension, and a heart disorder due to additional development and medical inquiry.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the need for aid and attendance, as he requires assistance with bathing and toileting due to his service-connected lumbar spine disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for Parkinson's Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Prostate Cancer, Erectile Dysfunction, Hypertension, and Scars due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's service in Vietnam. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to conflicting duty status during National Guard service and unclear nature of the Veteran's in-service duties. The issues are related as they involve similar symptoms and timeframes.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death prior to a decision being made. The issues on appeal were service connection for various conditions, but the Board could not make a determination as the appellant had passed away.