Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Board has found that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining her service treatment records and military personnel records. The Board also ordered a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for lumbar strain, TBI, anxiety disorder, degenerative joint disease of the knees, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and mood disorder. The PTSD appeal is remanded due to lack of verification of a reported in-service stressor involving rape.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a left eye condition, hypertension, and skin cancer residuals due to inadequate medical opinions regarding military noise exposure, Agent Orange exposure, and sun exposure. The Veteran must be provided new VA examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, which could have contributed to his death. The VA is instructed to obtain additional treatment records from the 1980s and request an addendum opinion from a medical examiner.

The Veteran's hypertension has been granted a 10% rating, but the skin disorder issue is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is granted. The Veteran's appeal of service connection for PTSD has been withdrawn.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for kidney disability, gastrointestinal disability, prostate disability, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction. The reasons for these remands include insufficient medical opinions regarding herbicide agent exposure and other relevant factors.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and further development is required. The right hip condition may be related to service, but not secondary to service-connected conditions. The back condition was likely preexisting and did not worsen during service. The hypertension claim requires additional evidence. The left knee condition also appears to have a preexisting defect.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and to obtain medical records. The issues of entitlement to service connection are related to the severity of his service-connected disabilities, including lumbosacral strain, eczema, scarring alopecia, PFB, right lower extremity radiculopathy, hypertension, left elbow condition, and right elbow condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cervical spine disorder, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims are being returned to the RO for further review.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure is dismissed, while his claim for service connection for hypothyroidism due to herbicide exposure is granted.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the remand requests and has therefore remanded both issues for further development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of hypertension.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for hypertension due to new and material evidence received since the July 2013 rating decision. However, the issue is remanded as another VA examination with an etiological opinion is necessary.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension, finding that it did not begin during active service and is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for sarcoidosis, rheumatoid arthritis, right knee disability, left knee disability, and other conditions. The appeals are now remanded to determine whether service connection can be established.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent for hypertension, but the appeal regarding the effective date earlier than June 6, 2018 for service connection is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence is approximately balanced as to whether the condition was incurred in service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of hypertension has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with the case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and erectile dysfunction due to service connection issues. The cases are now pending further development.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance or being housebound is remanded due to the need for a new opinion regarding his service-connected knee disability, as well as the need to obtain VA treatment records from DeBakey VAMC.