Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's hypertension is granted under the PACT Act, which presumes association with herbicide exposure.,Service connection for peripheral vascular disease of the right upper extremity and left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity are denied.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for high cholesterol is dismissed.,The appeal for entitlement to service connection for glaucoma is dismissed.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as due to herbicide agent exposure. The claims for basal cell carcinoma, hypertension secondary to PTSD, erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD, and sarcoidosis secondary to asthma/rhinitis are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral knees, skin condition, heart disability, hypertension, and diabetes due to potential service connection based on exposure to toxic chemicals at Fort McClellan. Further development is needed as VA failed to obtain necessary medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability was previously denied, but the VA granted it in February 2020 with an effective date of December 4, 2019.,The Veteran's claim for increased rating for his back disability is denied as his condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his claims of service connection and rating for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, arterial venous malformation, atrial flutter, and hypothyroidism. The VA must obtain the August 2006 stress test and provide medical opinions on whether these conditions are related to his service, including his in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for high cholesterol, pre-diabetes, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperplasia of prostate, vascular graft infection, right upper extremity deep venous thrombosis of leg and chronic limb ischemia, left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease and peripheral arterial occlusive disease, left upper extremity deep venous thrombosis of leg and chronic limb ischemia, left upper extremity peripheral vascular disease and peripheral arterial occlusive disease, thrombocytopenia, and abdominal aortic aneurysm have been remanded for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and potential service connection for cause of death. The Veteran's diabetes and hypertension are noted, but further medical opinion is needed.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hypertension was denied as his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act, is granted. The other issues are remanded and will be considered further.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam, effective from the date of enactment of the PACT Act.,Service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue (claimed as soft tissue sarcoma) is granted due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches and hypertension, as well as his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus. The appeals were based on direct evidence of current disabilities without any presumption or secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension are all found to be related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as due to exposure to herbicide agents, finding that there is sufficient epidemiological evidence of an association between hypertension and herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's GERD and hypertension are not service-connected. The Board found no direct or secondary service connection for GERD, and the evidence did not establish a link between PTSD and GERD worsening. For hypertension, as the Veteran served in Vietnam, he is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service, but there was no established link to his current condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and multiple myeloma due to exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and hypertension are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a result of the PACT Act, which establishes it as a presumptive disease for in-service exposure to herbicide agents.,Right knee strain and erectile dysfunction are both granted based on service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension manifested in service and is a chronic disease, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational background, resulting in a TDIU.