Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam, under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on his audiometric test results.,Service connection for residuals of malaria, numbness, tingling and weakness throughout body (claimed as due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune), prostate disability, colon polyps, and hypertension were all denied. The Board found that there was no evidence supporting these claims.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted based on the PACT Act, presumptive for exposure to herbicides.,Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is granted as it is presumed due to in-service noise exposure.,Nummular dermatitis and diabetic dermopathy of the bilateral lower extremities are granted as they are presumed due to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as due to herbicide agent exposure, but his skin condition (boils) is denied.,The Board found that the Veteran was presumed exposed to herbicides while serving aboard the U.S.S. Oriskany in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right ear hearing loss, hypertension, left knee degenerative arthritis, and right knee degenerative arthritis. The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to April 13, 2018 is dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a left knee disability and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions began during active duty or were otherwise related to in-service events.,Service connection is not granted as there is no indication of chronic left knee disability or hypertension present during active duty. The Veteran’s current diagnoses are not shown to be causally related to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, recurrent tinnitus, and hypertension have been granted service connection. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected heart disorder and remands for further development.

Your claim for service connection for hypertension has been fully granted, effective January 3, 2017. The appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining questions of law or fact to be decided.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, but has remanded them for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension has been granted, and the appeal is remanded to schedule a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes, hypertension, and Parkinson's disease. The Veteran was not found to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Panama and Puerto Rico.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are all granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base. The effective date is August 10, 2022, the day after the PACT Act was enacted.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, diabetic retinopathy, and bilateral cataracts has been granted a disability rating of 40 percent for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension due to potential exposure to herbicides during active duty training at Fort Chaffee in July and August 1975. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA toxicologist regarding residual dioxin exposure.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral eye disability, hypertension, headaches, and sleep apnea have been dismissed. The claims for hypertension and headaches are to be reconsidered due to new evidence received after the initial denial.

The Board has denied the claim for CUE in the October 1998 rating decision denying service connection for high blood pressure. The case is remanded to determine if the Veteran's high blood pressure was related to his service and whether it contributed to or hastened his death.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of TDIU from March 20, 2018.

The Veteran's appeal regarding a rating in excess of 70 percent for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder is dismissed. Service connection for hypertension and hypertensive heart disease are granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension was caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.