Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and new evidence submitted by the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, ED, hypertension, lumbar spine pain with DDD, and rhinitis as the evidence did not show a relationship to service.,No new or material evidence was presented to reopen any previously denied claims.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 9, 2010 for the award of service connection for hypertension was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension was also denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, now claimed as depression.,His claim for a compensable rating evaluation of erectile dysfunction was denied. The Board remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, and esophageal achalasia with nausea. The Veteran's disability claims are being reviewed to determine if there is new evidence that could support a grant of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to obesity, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The claims for right and left foot pes planus with hallux valgus and hypertension were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II and hypertension, both presumed to have developed due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for Parkinsonism was remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service-connected hypertension is denied. The claim for a compensable evaluation for service-connected hypertension is granted and assigned a 10 percent rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his right eye disability, as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine condition, lower left extremity sciatica, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and anxiety), erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during or are otherwise related to active service.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's hypertension is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and/or sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating and an earlier effective date for service connection for hypertension, as there was no evidence of a current disability that met the criteria for a compensable rating or that the disability was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board granted service connection for multiple heart disabilities, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypothyroidism, bladder cancer, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, peripheral neuropathies, bilateral non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus II, ED, hypertension, and a bilateral knee condition as they are not related to the Veteran's active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied entitlement to an initial compensable rating for hypertension prior to December 12, 2022, and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent from that date.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam is presumptively linked to his current diagnosis of essential hypertension under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ needs to obtain a May 2024 medical opinion and provide an adequate rationale regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service exposure.

The Veteran's claim for tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence of a formal or informal claim before May 5, 2017.,Service connection for PTSD and other psychiatric disorders was denied due to lack of verification of in-service stressor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hypertension are remanded due to incomplete records from his National Guard service. The Board requests additional information on the type of service he had during these periods.