Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2023

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act, but remanded to obtain additional opinions regarding direct and secondary service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension due to military environmental exposure under the PACT Act, but denied service connection for thoracolumbar spine disability, cancer of the left tonsil, and COPD.

The Veteran's claim for higher disability ratings for chronic renal insufficiency with hypertension is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and medical opinions under both old and new rating criteria.

The appeals for service connection on all issues have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's back condition is granted a 40 percent disability rating, effective July 8, 2019. Other claims are either denied or remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for tinnitus and migraines, sleep apnea as secondary to sinusitis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral hearing loss. The effective dates remain pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, prostate cyst, and hypertension have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board requested additional development including new VA examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during service. The issues of service connection for xerostomia and edentulous are remanded.

The Veteran's death appeal includes claims for service connection and increased rating, which must be remanded due to procedural issues related to substitution.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral knee disorders, abdominal pain (hernias), headache disorder, mental health disorder, and hypertension, have been denied.,There is no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, right knee disability secondary to hypertension, right shoulder disability secondary to hypertension, and low back disability (narrowing of the disc space L4-L5 with degenerative changes at L5-S1) secondary to hypertension due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient verification of his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The AOJ is instructed to identify these periods and obtain all outstanding service treatment records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during his military service or is otherwise directly related to such service. The examiner must review the claims file and provide a rationale for their opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and bilateral hip conditions due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives. The VA is instructed to provide the Veteran with VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

Service connection for Hypertension (HTN) is granted on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. Service connection for Skin Disorder and Cranial Meningioma are not addressed as the appeal was remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and an initial rating of 20 percent for diabetes, but denied increased ratings for tinea corporis and PTSD.,The appellant's hypertension is presumed to be related to his exposure to herbicide agents during active duty. The Board found that the evidence was in approximate balance regarding whether the appellant has a current disability of hypertension.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension was granted, and he is now entitled to this benefit.,Service connection for hypertension has also been established. The Board found that the Veteran had a diagnosis of essential hypertension with a labile component during his active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to exposure to herbicide agent (PACT Act), but denied the claims for acquired psychiatric disability and sleep apnea. The effective date is not specified.