Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for hypertension due to insufficient opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his claimed disabilities, including type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, hypothyroidism, myocardial infarction residuals, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and gastrointestinal disorder. The remand requires further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn led to hypertension. The VA must obtain a new opinion addressing these issues.

The Board has found that the VA did not substantially comply with a previous remand directive to verify the Veteran's asserted service in Vietnam. As a result, the case is being returned for further development.

The claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional medical examinations and opinions are needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination opinions and a need for additional evidence regarding the relationship between hypertension and service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, but the rating assigned was noncompensable. The Board also remanded several issues including hypertension and CFS.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, TBI residuals and a recurrent seizure disability, as well as the rating for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease due to incomplete VA examinations.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding hypertension, left head injury and traumatic brain injury, left lower temporal scar, and left ear hearing loss as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for hypertension and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection due to herbicide agent exposure, and his erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his now service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now considered.,New evidence has been submitted that suggests a link between the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, hypertension, DM II, anxiety and depression, hemorrhoids, and sinus disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and adjustment disorder, hypertension, low back disability, and sleep disorder. The issues are related to his honorable and other than honorable periods of service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and its relationship to hyperlipidemia, as well as whether his service-connected insomnia may aggravate his hypertension.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension is granted due to in-service herbicide agent exposure. The claim for TDIU prior to April 26, 2017, is denied as the evidence does not support that any of his service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's hypertension was diagnosed within one year of discharge and is considered at least 10% disabling, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral leg condition (diagnosed as akathisia) and denied service connection for hypertension, low back disability, and COPD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back DJD and anxiety disorder, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The claim is being remanded for further development and consideration of the TDIU issue.

The Veteran's GERD is granted as it is proximately due to his service-connected left foot disability.,The Veteran's hypertension and heart disabilities (CAD and AFIB) are granted as they are related to his in-service ionizing radiation exposure.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for anemia and heart disorder associated with dizziness and chest pain.,The Board denied the claim for service connection for hypertension, as it was not incurred or aggravated during a period of active duty.