Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected conditions rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU. Prior to January 23, 2012, the Veteran was granted SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for residuals of a right fifth finger injury with slight hypoalgesia, chronic back disability, hypertension, diverticulitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal polyps, gastrointestinal hemorrhoids, constipation, enlarged prostate, urinary retention, anemia, and high cholesterol due to missing VA records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the requisite schedular percentages for entitlement to a TDIU prior to June 5, 2015. The evidence does not demonstrate that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's shoulder disability and hypertension are being remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the condition did not have its onset during service and is not otherwise related to service. The Board also denied service connection for hypertension, finding no evidence of a link between the condition and in-service exposure or service-connected disabilities.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is not considered directly related to his service-connected PTSD, and his hypertension is not linked to herbicide exposure or any other service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney stones was denied in July 2015, and the claim has been reopened due to new evidence. The Board finds that there is no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and service.,Service connection for IBS was granted in July 2015 with an effective date of November 19, 2014. The Veteran's appeal regarding the effective date is dismissed as untimely.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, hypertension, diminished vision, and heart condition due to incomplete development and insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for a right ear hearing loss disability, left ear hearing loss disability, low back injury, and hypertension due to exposure to tactical herbicide agents and as secondary to PTSD.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability is denied because there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's hypertension. The presumption of soundness applies, but there is evidence that the condition manifested in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is reopened, but the issues of service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for high blood pressure, diabetes, and stomach condition associated with contaminated water at Camp Lejeune due to lack of evidence showing these conditions began during active service or were related to in-service exposure.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran's hypertension is not one of the presumptively associated conditions with contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a 70% disability rating effective November 19, 2018. Other claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension and unspecified anxiety disorder have been granted with a rating of 10%, but his lumbar spine disability and deviated nasal septum remain denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD with MDD with anxious distress, finding that there is no nexus between the two conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period, and the disability is not secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or diabetes mellitus, type II, and is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for a skin disorder has been dismissed. The remaining issues of service connection for tonsil disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, lumbar spine disorder, and rectal bleeding are remanded.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension to determine their etiology, specifically whether they are related to in-service herbicide exposure or pre-existing conditions.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for hypertension is granted.,Service connection for OSA as secondary to DMT2 is granted, and TDIU from October 3, 2016, is also granted.

The Veteran's hypertension was not shown to be related to service, including exposure to herbicides or secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The Board denied service connection for hypertension and the rating claims for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, but remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea due to inadequate examination.