Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and lumbar spine disability due to new evidence and need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for back disability, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus were reopened due to the submission of new evidence.,Service connection is granted for back disability manifested by pain.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and PRCA on a direct causation basis, but denied service connection for DM II due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for CFS, sinusitis, rhinitis, bilateral shoulder disability, hypertension, and headache disability have been dismissed. The remaining issues of service connection for bilateral knee disability are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment since 2004, and a TDIU rating is granted effective January 18, 2007.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence addressing the severity of the Veteran's hypertensive heart disease associated with hypertension from July 29, 1993 to April 6, 2009. The Veteran needs a retrospective medical opinion.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a result of the PACT Act.,The Veteran's thyroid condition (claimed as a thyroid tumor) is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus, to include as due to claimed left ear hearing loss and/or Meniere's disease, is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's Meniere's disease is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its etiology.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no final decision could be made on the merits of the claims.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to in-service herbicide exposure, and the effective date for this grant is August 10, 2022.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient development and lack of medical opinions for the Veteran's cardiovascular, urinary, and bilateral foot disabilities. The AOJ must obtain VA examinations and medical opinions to address these issues.

The Board has found additional development is required due to deficiencies in previous medical opinions and remanded the claims for left foot, left ankle, right knee, and hypertension.

Service connection for Ischemic Heart Disease, Hypertension, and Diabetes Mellitus type II is granted due to the PACT Act presumption of herbicide exposure. Service connection for Bilateral Peripheral Neuropathy is REMANDED.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, type II diabetes, and left shoulder disability due to a failure to appear for VA examinations scheduled in March 2020.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and whether it was caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for TB residuals was denied. The Board found no evidence of active TB or TB related symptomatology during the pendency of the appeal. For TDIU, the Veteran met the criteria under 38 C.F.R. � 4.16(a) as he had two or more disabilities with at least one rated at 40 percent or more and sufficient additional disability to bring the combined rating to at least 70 percent. The Veteran is already in receipt of SMC benefits, thus TDIU was not granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, which is claimed as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated as noncompensable prior to April 2, 2018 and granted a 10% rating from that date. The Board has also remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection of left knee bursitis and residual ankle pain due to recurrent soft tissue infection with cellulitis of the left lower leg.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left hip, right hip, and back disabilities is REMANDED.,PTSD ratings are also REMANDED.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connection pursuant to the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act). The claim for service connection due to Camp Lejeune exposure and secondary to a service-connected disability remains remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as due to herbicide agent exposure under the PACT Act.,OSA is granted on a secondary basis, related to PTSD with sleep disorder and depression not otherwise specified.,Seizure disorder is granted on a secondary basis, related to OSA.