Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Veteran has withdrawn all her appeals, including the ones related to hypertension, diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, shin splints, and migraine headaches.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, prostate cancer residuals, erectile dysfunction, and skin disease due to presumed exposure at Camp Lejeune. The claims will be reviewed with updated VA treatment records and a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied in a previous rating decision. New evidence has been submitted, reopening the claim and remanding it to allow further development of records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board denied entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is being remanded for a VA examination. The Board has also decided to remand the claims of service connection for MSA, Parkinsonism with memory loss secondary to MSA, abducens nerve palsy secondary to MSA, autonomic disorder secondary to MSA, axonal neuropathy secondary to MSA, cognitive brain disorder secondary to MSA, cervical spine disability secondary to MSA, coordination/balance disorder secondary to MSA, dysphagic and choking secondary to MSA, fatty liver/pyelonephritis secondary to MSA, fracture rib disability secondary to coordination/balance disorder due to MSA, frontoparietal volume loss secondary to MSA, and hypertension (HTN) secondary to MSA. The claims are being remanded for further evidentiary development.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a result of the PACT Act, and his ischemic heart disease claim is remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran's TDIU was restored effective August 1, 2020. The VA also granted reinstatement of basic eligibility for education benefits under DEA due to the restoration of TDIU.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure. The sinus disability and erectile dysfunction are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension due to the PACT Act presumption, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a skin condition of the bilateral feet.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the issues of an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for left knee enthesopathy and TDIU.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The reduction of the hypertension rating from 40% to 20% was proper as there is evidence showing actual improvement in the Veteran's condition.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and PTSD, both on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for erectile dysfunction was reopened but not yet decided.

The Board has remanded the cases of chronic sinusitis and hypertension due to inadequate VA examination reports. The Veteran's testimony at his hearing is considered credible, and a new VA examination is required to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertensive retinopathy and a psychiatric disorder, including persistent depressive disorder, as secondary to his heart disability are remanded. The effective date of the award of service connection remains January 5, 2015.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Vietnam, and he meets the criteria for a 10% disability rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether hypertension is caused by or aggravated by service-connected depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating, service connection for hypertension secondary to PTSD, and service connection for a heart disorder secondary to PTSD are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's presumptive exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam during his military service is presumed to have caused his current diagnosis of hypertension.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type 2 are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in Guam. These conditions are considered presumptively related to the veteran's exposure.