Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for anemia, syncope, cardiomyopathy, and hypertension due to the need for VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including heart condition, prostate condition, back condition, hydrocele, and hypertension have been denied. The Board found no diagnosed conditions that would support the grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete STRs and personnel records, as well as potential errors in duty to assist. The issues are intertwined with his back disability.

The Veteran's service connection claims for dehydration and electrolyte issue, sinus condition, and hypertension have been denied. The Board found no current diagnoses related to these conditions during the appeal period.,While the Veteran has a current diagnosis of retention cyst in her left maxillary sinus, there is insufficient evidence linking it to service.

The Veteran's heart condition was rated at 10 percent prior to February 21, 2020 and at 30 percent thereafter. The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the heart condition prior to February 21, 2020 but denied any increase in rating from that date onward. The issue of TDIU prior to November 10, 2017 was also remanded.

The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remands the case for an addendum VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected rheumatic fever with heart murmur.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of hypertension. A new VA examination is needed to address potential toxic exposures and secondary service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension, left knee arthralgia, right knee arthralgia, lumbar strain with DDD, and shoulder disabilities are not shown to be related to service.,Erectile dysfunction is not shown to be caused by or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's hypertension is denied as there was no in-service incident, illness or injury linked to the condition and it did not manifest within one year of separation from service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hypertension is granted, effective September 11, 2012. The issue of entitlement to TDIU prior to January 1, 2017 and earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) eligibility are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to errors in developing evidence related to herbicide agent exposure and PCB exposure. The Veteran is being asked to provide more information about her alleged exposures, obtain an Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER), prepare a TERA memo, and obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of her claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, hypertension associated with herbicide agent exposure, bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis, and vasectomy scar residuals have been granted. The remaining issues of service connection for hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, prostate disability, skin disabilities, right ankle disability, esophageal disability, hemorrhoids, and left eye disability are being remanded.,The Veteran's claims for recurrent lumbar spine disability (including degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis), recurrent right knee disability (including osteoarthritis), recurrent prostate disability (including benign prostate hyperplasia), recurrent skin disability (including tinea versicolor, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and eczema), recurrent right ankle disability (including cellulitis), recurrent esophageal disability (GERD), hemorrhoids, and acquired left eye disability (including corneal abrasion and cataract) are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, which is presumed to be related to exposure to environmental toxins during service in Southwest Asia and his military occupational specialty.

The appeal concerning type II diabetes mellitus has been withdrawn and is therefore dismissed. The appeal for hypertension is remanded.

Your appeal for an increased disability rating for service-connected hypertension has been dismissed because the appellant requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for pericarditis, stress fracture of the right lower tibia, left knee injury, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), and lower back pain due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, as his disabilities do not significantly impair his ability to perform daily activities.

The Board has granted service connection for migraines and remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension (HTN).

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of high triglycerides, bilateral hearing loss, migraines, prostate cancer, leukemia, right knee disability, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. Service connection was granted for hypertension and chronic kidney disease on a secondary basis due to hypertension. The appeal for a sleep disorder (including insomnia) was denied as there is no evidence linking it to service or any service-connected condition. Service connection for left knee disability was also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate disability, hypertension (HTN), acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder and hip disabilities, hepatitis C, bilateral pes planus, left shin splint, left hip disability, right shin splint, neck disability, right knee disability, and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to pre-decisional errors in the development process.