Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension are denied as there is no evidence of a direct relationship to his military service, including exposure to herbicides. The Board found that the Veteran did not have an in-service diagnosis or treatment for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for heart disability (sinus bradycardia and incomplete right bundle branch block) and hypertension. The Veteran's heart conditions were noted during service, and he was prescribed medication for his hypertension in June 2000.

The Veteran's hypertension, CAD with aortic valve stenosis, gout, bilateral eye disability, hemorrhoids, kidney disability, and left knee edema were not incurred or aggravated during service.,Service connection was denied for all claimed conditions as the evidence does not establish that any of these disabilities began in service or within one year of separation from service.

Your appeal for service connection for hypertension has been dismissed because the appeal was filed more than a year after notification of your denial, and no good cause was provided to extend the filing deadline.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for hypertension based on aggravation of a nonservice-connected condition by service-connected atrial fibrillation was denied. An initial disability rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for the service-connected atrial fibrillation with implanted cardiac pacemaker was granted. The issue of entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities is remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension was not present in service, did not manifest to a compensably disabling degree within the first year after discharge, and is not shown to be etiologically related to service or herbicide exposure. Therefore, service connection for hypertension is denied.

Your appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw all claims on appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer residuals, Cushing's syndrome, CAD, hypertension, and DMII due to exposure to various chemicals during service. The AOJ is directed to verify the Veteran's reported exposures and obtain VA opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient analysis of hypertension service connection and secondary service connection claims, specifically regarding the Veteran's now service-connected vough variant asthma.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, left knee disability, and lumbar spine condition due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea, and thus grants the claim for service connection on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, an effective date prior to February 11, 2014 for the grant of a noncompensable rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and service connection for hypertension (high blood pressure) have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder has also been withdrawn. The Board is remanding his claim for tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection related to hypertension, hemorrhoids, sleep impairment, a swollen artery in the stomach, neck disability, right shoulder disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability need further examination and evaluation. The VA will obtain all relevant records and schedule the Veteran for examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's hypertension was rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating available under DC 7101. The claim for service connection for Gulf War unexplained illness (to include symptoms of fatigue) as due to an undiagnosed illness was denied because there was no evidence that the Veteran had a diagnosed illness without conclusive pathophysiology or etiology.

The Veteran's hypertension has been stable with readings below 160 mmHg/100 mmHg throughout the appeal period, and thus does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of hypertension, left knee condition, and right knee condition due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to exposure to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Korea and granted pursuant to the PACT Act. The issues for right wrist limitation of motion, right wrist surgical scar, and right wrist gangliectomy scar are remanded.

The appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder condition is dismissed.,Entitlement to service connection for COPD has not been met. The Veteran's current COPD does not appear to be related to his active service.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to exposure to herbicide agents during his period of active service and he has been granted service connection for this condition.