Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange, during his Vietnam Era service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction secondary to DM, right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and chronic kidney disease on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents in Guam under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II with hypertension and diabetic nephropathy.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board has found that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, plantar fascitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, chronic bronchitis, left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, pes planus, or leg length discrepancy.,The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded to allow for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a thyroid condition, hypertension, and colon cancer due to errors in obtaining medical records and inadequate VA opinions regarding the theories of direct service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension was not found to meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101, as his blood pressure readings did not consistently show diastolic or systolic pressures above the required thresholds.

The Veteran's initial compensable increased rating for hypertension is denied as his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA's tables.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of VA examinations and opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for various psychiatric, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular disabilities that he contends began during active service.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his Vietnam War era service, effective August 10, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, GERD, headaches, hypertension, sleep disorder, and plantar fasciitis are remanded due to a duty to assist error. A VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, asthma, bilateral radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve in lower extremities, bilateral radiculopathy of the femoral nerve in lower extremities, hypertension, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and post-operative scars of the lumbosacral spine. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to keep himself clean and presentable due to his conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is not related to his active service, and the Board denied this claim.,The Veteran's hypertension did not manifest during his active service or within one year of separation, and the Board denied this claim.,The Veteran's sleep disability - OSA was not caused by his service-connected disabilities, and the Board denied this claim.,The Veteran's left shoulder disability is related to his active service, and the Board granted this claim.,The Veteran's right shoulder disability is related to his active service, and the Board granted this claim.,The Veteran's headaches are related to his active service, and the Board granted this claim.

The Board has determined that there is new evidence relevant to the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and other conditions. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension are denied as they did not manifest within a year of service or are otherwise attributable to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for prostate cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and postsurgical hypothyroidism with left partial thyroidectomy are remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding herbicide exposure in Panama.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for hypertension was denied as his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under DC 7101.

The Board has dismissed the appeals because the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis due to the Veteran's conceded exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Vietnam. The evidence supports a causal link between hypertension and herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's hypertension, left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and tinnitus are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on their onset during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and hypertension, but remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea.