Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder due to unclear opinions and incomplete records. The Veteran is already service connected for left macular hole repair.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of sleep apnea and hypertension, as well as his claim for TDIU, were granted with an effective date of April 16, 2011. The VA also awarded Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits effective from the same date.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's hypertension, finding it related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange.

The Veteran's hypertension, heart disability, and lumbar spine disability are granted service connection due to herbicide exposure. The right ear hearing loss and cervical spine disability claims are denied.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability.,The Veteran did not have qualifying wartime service, and thus does not meet the requirements for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and a cardiac condition. The appeal for residuals of traumatic brain injury is denied. The appeal for ulcers is remanded.

Service connection for hypertension is granted on a presumptive basis due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. Service connection for tinnitus is readjudicated as new and relevant evidence has been received.

The Board has identified errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist and has ordered additional development, including obtaining SSA disability records.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and denied service connection for hypertension. The low back disability is found to be due to overuse in service, while the hypertension is not related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, obstructive sleep apnea, and headaches due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations. The Veteran's service-connected residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax are not considered a substantial factor in causing these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service or service-connected conditions. The Veteran needs additional VA examinations and opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is more likely than not aggravated by his service-connected tendonitis of the right hamstring and right achilles tendon, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, IBS, and hypertension are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation, and hypertension have been granted. The claim for ischemic heart disease is remanded.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension, as secondary to major depressive disorder was dismissed because the issue has become moot due to an August 2022 rating decision that granted service connection. The TDIU claim was denied as the Veteran is not unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for carpal tunnel syndrome of the left arm, hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been denied. The Board has found that there is no current diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to service.,Service connection for bilateral knee disability and lumbar spine disability is remanded as VA was unable to obtain the Veteran's outstanding treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and service.,Both conditions were diagnosed post-service, with no in-service complaints or diagnoses related to these conditions.

The Veteran's urinary, GERD, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, prostate disability, and OSA were not shown to be related to service or a service-connected condition.,Service connection was denied for all claimed conditions.

The Veteran's renal cysts are denied as service connection is not established due to lack of a medical nexus.,Service connection for polycythemia vera and familial erythrocytosis, as well as iron deficiency anemia secondary to these conditions, is remanded as the etiology remains unclear.,Gout is remanded as its relationship to the Veteran's service on Camp Lejeune exposure is not established.,Hypertension is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its cause and potential relation to service.,Diverticulitis and diverticulosis are also remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a presumptive disease due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. The claim was previously denied on direct and secondary service connection, but these determinations are not applicable given the PACT Act.