Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's lumbar spine, left knee, and right knee disabilities have been granted service connection. His depressive disorder has also been granted.,A 100% disability rating for CAD is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, cardiovascular disability (other than hypertension), low back disability, bilateral hip disability, OSA, COPD, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a back disability, lung disability, and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD and/or depression) due to incomplete development of stressor information.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension is denied as there is no current evidence meeting VA criteria for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, CAD, GERD, bilateral CTS, knee osteoarthritis, shoulder strain, lumbar spine disability, OSA, and skin disorder.,No new evidence or changes in the Veteran's conditions were presented to support these claims.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for arthritis, hypertension, dizziness to include as secondary to hypertension, heart condition to include as secondary to hypertension, prostate cancer to include as due to asbestos and/or lead paint, lung condition to include as due to asbestos exposure, erectile dysfunction to include as secondary to medication for prostate cancer, and diabetes mellitus type II to include as due to toxic exposure from a naval vessel is denied.,The Veteran's tinnitus, arthritis, hypertension, dizziness, heart condition, prostate cancer, lung condition, erectile dysfunction, and diabetes mellitus type II are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension and right ear hearing loss are granted service connection, while the left ear hearing loss case is remanded for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for acne with scarring. The cases of hypertension, right knee disability, left knee disability, and anemia are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as he died during its pendency.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further clarification regarding whether a back disorder and hypertension preexisted service or were aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication due to new evidence being added to the record.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pulmonary asbestosis and has also granted a TDIU effective June 22, 2018. The issue of an increase in rating for hypertension is remanded.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service in Vietnam, and thus grants service connection for hypertension on a direct basis. However, due to the remanded issues regarding TDIU and SMC, these matters are being returned to the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death and service connection claims. The issues are inextricably intertwined, requiring a new opinion on each.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disability and hypertension due to incomplete development of his service treatment records, conflicting medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions, and new information from the PACT Act.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the denial of nonservice connected pension because the Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal within 60 days of the May 2018 SOC or one year after the January 2018 decision.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and military service or service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's kidney cancer and hypertension are now rated at 30% effective from May 11, 2022. His right foot dermatophytosis remains denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as there is no current evidence of a hearing impairment for VA compensation purposes.,The Veteran's sleep related disability, to include sleep apnea, is denied as the medical evidence does not establish an in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology since service.,The Veteran's gout is denied as there is no evidence of an in-service incurrence and it did not manifest within one year post-service.,The Veteran's hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of an in-service incurrence and it did not manifest within one year post-service.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and left hand disabilities. The Veteran's hypertension was also denied.,Service connection could not be established as the evidence did not show an in-service injury or disease that led to these conditions.