Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, sleep apnea, headaches, and a rapid heartbeat disability to include as secondary to PTSD due to lack of in-service documentation and conflicting evidence regarding other psychiatric disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between hypertension and diabetes, as well as whether it is related to herbicide exposure. Additional development including obtaining updated VA medical records and additional medical opinions are required.

The Veteran's appeals for a rating in excess of 20 percent for a lumbar spine disability, service connection for polyneuropathy of the extremities, and service connection for hypertension have been dismissed. The Veteran is granted an initial 30 percent rating for IBS-C over the entire appeal period.

The Board has decided one issue on appeal and remanded the remaining issues for further development. Additional development is necessary, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for emphysema, COPD, residuals of high fever to include a compromised immune system, OSA, and hypertension as the evidence did not support these claims.,Service connection was not granted because there was no medical evidence linking any of these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and coronary artery disease, both secondary to service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions.

Service connection for hypertension was denied.,The Veteran's left knee limitation of flexion and instability were not granted increased ratings, but a 10% rating was granted prior to February 24, 2015, and a 20% rating from February 24, 2015 through April 17, 2016.,The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome was granted a 40% rating prior to April 18, 2016 and denied for higher ratings thereafter. ,Service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve were not granted increased ratings.,Service connection for ankylosing spondylosis and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine was granted, but denied for higher ratings.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II has been granted service connection. The claims for vision disorder, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are remanded as they may be related to the diabetes.

The Board denied service connection for OSA, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his in-service complaints and symptoms. The Board also denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, concluding that there was no evidence of a superimposed psychiatric disability during service.,Service connection for hypertension was denied as secondary to an acquired psychiatric condition due to insufficient evidence linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, as they do not result in loss of use of a hand or foot, permanent impairment of both eyes, severe burn injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ankylosis of a knee or hip.

The Board has dismissed the appeals of the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his death.

The claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus has been reopened, and the case is remanded. The claim for service connection for hypertension is also remanded due to its inextricability from the diabetes mellitus claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to service or any other condition. The examiner will need to provide an opinion on this matter.

The Veteran's PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety are granted service connection, as is his tachycardia secondary to the adjustment disorder. However, hypertension is denied as secondary to the adjustment disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to service or a service-connected disease or injury, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for IBS is granted, with a rating of 30 percent effective from the date of the examination. The claims for hypertension and fatigue are denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and headaches as the evidence did not show a link between these conditions and active service.

The Veteran's nasal fracture and hypertension are not service-connected, but a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,The Veteran has been granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected nasal fracture. The Board found that the residuals of the nasal fracture do not warrant a higher than 10 percent rating.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a spleen disability. Service connection was granted for sarcoidosis, hypertension, depressive disorder, pituitary gland tumor, diabetes insipidus, fatigue disability, and bilateral hearing loss due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.