Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate reasons and bases for denying service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy, as they may be related to herbicide agent exposure. The RO is instructed to consider whether the Veteran's conditions qualify as presumptive disabilities under the PACT Act.

The Board has remanded the cases of hypertension and MDS for additional development to determine if service connection can be established.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service. The issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, respiratory disorder, and prostate disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected neurogenic bladder with incontinence due to Parkinson's disease is granted. Service connection for hypertension, skin disability, and bilateral restless leg syndrome is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous remands and the need for updated medical opinions regarding the Veteran's hypertension, including its relationship to service-connected conditions and presumed herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions. The case is also remanded for a determination on entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents (PACT Act, Agent Orange/Camp Lejeune) for additional development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disorder, hypertension as secondary to a neck disorder, and a neurological disorder of the bilateral upper extremities (BUE) as secondary to a neck disorder due to lack of evidence showing direct or presumptive service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, right foot disability, and cardiac disability. Service connection was granted for hypertension with a rating of 70 percent from July 26, 2006 to May 29, 2012.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and to obtain specific records from Naval Medical Center San Diego. The Veteran's hypertension is also being reviewed, with a request for an etiology opinion addressing whether it is related to presumed herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from June 1, 2009, but no earlier. The effective date of the TDIU was set as the day following his last full-time employment in May 2009.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and migraine headaches are all granted as service-connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension first manifested during his service and is not related to any pre-existing condition. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is granted.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his Vietnam service.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional clarification and evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is mixed, with some issues granted and others not. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart disorder and hypertension due to conflicting medical opinions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the issues of service connection for hypertension, a skin disorder, and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the spine. The Veteran will be provided with VA examinations to address these matters.

Service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for hypertension is granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Vietnam.,Service connection for a recurrent thoracolumbar spine disability is remanded due to lack of evidence regarding its onset or relationship to service.,Service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma is remanded due to lack of evidence regarding their onset or relationship to service.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded due to lack of evidence regarding its onset or relationship to service.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's diastolic pressure was predominantly less than 110 and systolic pressure was predominantly less than 200 throughout the period on appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, and glaucoma are all granted. The Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to herbicides during his service in Thailand, which supports the grants of service connection for these conditions.