Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a heart disability, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to incomplete records. Additional VA examinations are needed to consider the Veteran's periods of Guard/Reserve Active Service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for lumbar and heart disabilities, bilateral hearing loss disability. The remaining claims were denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical opinions to address the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to work.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand instructions, and additional development is needed including obtaining workers' compensation records.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for COPD, asthma, a disability manifested by high cholesterol, hypertension, and a back disability due to additional development being necessary.

The Veteran's hypertension, psychiatric disability (anxiety disorder and depressive disorder), hyperlipidemia or dyslipidemia (high cholesterol), diabetes mellitus, heart disability, and heat exhaustion residuals were not shown to have originated during active service.,Service connection for these conditions was denied as the evidence did not establish a relationship between the disabilities and active service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his ratings for various disabilities, including renal cell carcinoma and hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and ankle/foot disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, which is a condition related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease due to inadequate compliance with previous remand instructions. The VA medical opinions provided are deemed insufficient.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension is granted a 10 percent rating prior to December 23, 2015. The Veteran is not entitled to a disability rating greater than 10 percent prior to June 28, 2019, and greater than 20 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities met the schedular criteria for a TDIU from December 10, 2020. The Board remanded the matter of entitlement to a TDIU prior to that date.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and hypertensive retinopathy, finding that the conditions began in service and are related to each other.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, gynecomastia, hypercholesterolemia, hemorrhoids, right ankle disability, nerve sheath tumor of the left leg, and hypertension.

The Veteran's hypertension is not rated as compensable, and the Board has remanded for further evaluation of his OSA/asthma, left knee disabilities (flexion), instability, and limitation of extension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and right lower extremity disability due to lack of recent VA examinations. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hearing loss, a back disability, hypertension or high blood pressure, and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's initial and increased rating claims for degenerative joint and disc disease of the lumbar with chronic lumbar strain are denied.,Service connection secondary to service-connected PTSD is remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions including right knee injury, heart disease, reflux, PTSD, diabetes type II, neck injury, and hypertension as there was no evidence of a current disability or a nexus to service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.