Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's employment status, income/net worth, and psychiatric disability. The Veteran will need to provide updated VA treatment records and complete forms for private medical providers.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, as these issues must be further developed due to missing service treatment records and lack of direct medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary hypertension, as secondary to his service-connected unspecified trauma disorder. The case is returned for further development and consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease is aggravated by his hypertension, and the rating for this condition has been restored to 60 percent effective March 1, 2015. The case regarding TDIU remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The claims for a compensable disability rating for hypertension and reopening of the lumbar spine disability claim have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing service treatment records and notification issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension disability did not originate in service or until years thereafter, and it is not otherwise etiologically related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

Service connection for OSA is granted.,Service connection for a vision loss disability is denied.,Service connection for a right knee disability is denied.,An increased rating for bronchitis is remanded due to inadequate examination findings and need for additional testing.,Service connection for hypertension is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange. Service connection for hypertension is remanded as the evidence does not establish whether it is related to service-connected conditions or due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a heart condition due to incomplete records and need for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent, but no higher. The Board also granted a TDIU prior to March 28, 2018 due to the combined effect of multiple service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for hypertension and heart condition (including coronary artery disease) due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives. The case is sent back for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for frostbite in the feet and hands, as well as his claims for hypertension and migraines were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for both hypertension and migraines.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is reopened, and the appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional development regarding exposure to herbicide agents in Korea.

The Veteran's heart disease and hypertension were denied as not related to service.,Sleep apnea was granted as aggravated by service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, rectal cancer, a low back disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to new evidence received since the last denial. The claims are reopened as there is now sufficient evidence of association between the conditions and herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the condition had its onset during active duty.

The Veteran's appeals for right knee disorder, left shoulder strain, bilateral pes planus, and left foot hallux valgus have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to greater than 50 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder, service connection for alcohol abuse, hypertension secondary to psychiatric disorder, and degenerative joint disease of ankles.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the secondary service connection for hypertension, PTSD, and IHD. The Veteran's representative provided a reference to NIH studies linking PTSD and hypertension, which must be considered in the examination.