Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of the claimed conditions and therefore, service connection cannot be granted for OSA, lung condition, left knee disability, residuals of head trauma, hypertension, GERD, or skin cancer.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and related neuropathies due to exposure to Agent Orange during service. The Veteran's assertions were not supported by the evidence of record.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in the aggregate, likely preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU.

The Veteran's respiratory disability is not service-connected, and his TDIU claim is granted due to multiple service-connected disabilities preventing him from working.

The Board has withdrawn the appeal of hypertension and has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral foot disability and right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include unspecified depressive disorder and panic disorder, is related to service. Service connection for a knee condition, arthritis, hypertension, and dermatophytosis of the groin is granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis, hypertension, back condition, left hip strain, and PTSD. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease (CAD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for COPD and asthma, GERD, and hypertension due to potential service connection issues. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective October 1, 2004 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea due to exposure to jet fuel in service. The Veteran is requested to provide more details about his alleged in-service herbicide exposure and VA will attempt to confirm whether C-123 aircraft were serviced or maintained at any location during his Vietnam-era service.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted service connection.,The Veteran's OSA is granted as secondary to his service-connected depressive disorder.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's sinus bradycardia is granted as a service-connected condition. The claims for hypertension and hemorrhoids are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for right parietal cerebrovascular accident with left side hemiparesis (CVA) and an initial compensable rating for hypertension due to further evidentiary development being necessary.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and kidney/renal disease as secondary to hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service separation.

The Board has ordered a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension, which was denied due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The case is being remanded again for further evaluation and opinions on whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his presumed herbicide exposure in service and if it is aggravated by his service-connected bladder cancer.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA examination and lack of sufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and herbicide agent exposure during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension and obesity, which contributed to his death from cardiac arrest, were related to service-connected conditions or Agent Orange exposure.