Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his period of active service, under the PACT Act.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathies as directly related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension was granted, as new evidence received since the previous denial supports a finding that his hypertension is related to his active-duty service.

The Veteran's TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance were granted effective June 27, 2011. The Board found that the Veteran met the schedular requirements for a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities of depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss as of this date.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as due to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent, finding that the Veteran's presumed exposure during combat in Vietnam is sufficient to establish a nexus with his current condition.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, bilateral foot fungus, a skin disability, and erectile dysfunction are granted due to presumed herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. The issues of service connection for sleep apnea, bilateral foot fungus, a skin disability, and erectile dysfunction are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as due to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent, finding a sufficient association between the Veteran's presumed exposure and his current diagnosis of hypertension.

The appeal for service connection and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding no direct link between the Veteran's active-duty service and his current disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension is presumed to be etiologically related to his conceded in-service herbicide exposure, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for right leg burn scar. Service connection is granted for respiratory disorder, sinusitis, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, LLE peripheral neuropathy, multiple joint disability (arthritis), fatigue, and GERD based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter in the Persian Gulf.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of renal cancer, finding the evidence did not support a link to in-service herbicide exposure.,The Board granted service connection for hypertension, considering it presumptively related due to presumed exposure during service.

The Veteran's hypertension is presumed to be etiologically related to his conceded in-service herbicide exposure, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete records, particularly regarding his periods of active duty and inactive duty training. The Board requires additional development to account for any missing records.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, and for increased ratings of hypertension and CAD. The claims are dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's GERD is secondary to his service-connected hypertension or medications used for hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal includes a claim for TDIU as it was raised during the appeal period of his claims for increased ratings and is, therefore, a component of the appeal.,An effective date prior to May 13, 2012, for the grant of service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for left ear hearing loss, bilateral foot disorder (to include pes planus), right ear hearing loss, back disorder (to include IVDS), heart disorder, and hypertension are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.,Specifically, additional examination is needed to address whether the Veteran's current foot disorders were aggravated by service or related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure, but denied it as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims during a Board hearing.,Service connection has been granted for hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (as secondary to hypertension), and glaucoma (as secondary to hypertension).