Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Hepatitis B and hypertension due to a need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for dizziness, shortness of breath, and fuzzy/blurred vision due to incomplete responses from VA examiners. The claims are not yet resolved.

The Veteran's attorney has withdrawn the appeals for lung disorder, hypertension, and skin cancer due to military environmental exposure.

The Veteran's appeals regarding his GERD with hiatal hernia, hypertension, and TDIU are being remanded for further development. The left shoulder disability appeal is still pending.

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The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, hypothyroidism, bilateral ankle disorder, and bilateral knee disorder. The cervical spine and lumbar spine disability claims have been denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a presumptive condition due to Agent Orange exposure under the PACT Act. Service connection for chronic renal disease secondary to hypertension is also granted. However, service connection for hypertension on any other basis remains pending and requires further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart disability is proximately caused and/or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, thus granting service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a headache disorder, OSA, and a gynecological disorder as not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service, including exposure to toxins at Fort McClellan, Alabama.,VA examinations found no evidence of chronicity of care for the Veteran's right knee disorder.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension is granted under the PACT Act, which provides a presumption of service connection for hypertension associated with herbicide exposure to Vietnam-era Veterans.

The Veteran's PTSD and hypertension have been granted service connection. The lip quiver, hand tremors, and bilateral leg disorder are denied as not related to service or due to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's hypertension is service connected due to herbicide exposure during his Vietnam service, as provided by the PACT Act.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, but denied service connection for right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, low back disability, skin rash, and hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, an eye condition (including bilateral glaucoma and ocular hypertension), bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and metabolic syndrome. The decision also denied service connection for metabolic syndrome due to pyramiding.

The Board has remanded multiple issues for further development, including service connection claims for various conditions such as diabetes, sleep apnea, heart disease, and foot disabilities. The Veteran's STRs are unavailable, which may affect the adjudication of these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure and as secondary to service-connected sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disorder, and prostate cancer. The issues of entitlement to an effective date prior to October 8, 2015, for a disability rating of 40 percent for service-connected prostate cancer with urinary stress incontinence (prostate cancer), and entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for service-connected prostate cancer from October 8, 2015 are denied. The issue of total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases of hypertension, respiratory disorder (COPD), and obstructive sleep apnea for further development to obtain medical opinions addressing their etiology.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as stress attacks), hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type II. The Board found that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to chemical exposure, as there are insufficient medical opinions provided. The claims will be reviewed with new medical opinions considering the Veteran's exposure to sarin and cyclosarin gas.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is presumed to have been incurred during his active service in the Republic of Vietnam, and hypertension is presumed due to herbicide exposure. The kidney disability claim remains pending as it involves a secondary relationship.,Hypertension was granted based on the PACT Act, effective August 10, 2022. The Veteran's stomach problems are being remanded for further evaluation.