Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection. The claims are being remanded due to conflicting medical records regarding the nature of his right leg disability, and the need to establish a direct relationship between herbicide exposure and his IBS, chloracne, prostate cancer, and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney cancer and hypertension due to potential links with herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam, as well as possible secondary effects of his service-connected diabetes.

The Board has decided that service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II is denied. Service connection for hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and a failure to attempt to obtain them. The Veteran's hypertension claim is being returned for further action.

The Board has decided that SMC due to the need for Aid and Attendance is granted. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, depressive disorder, and vascular neurocognitive disorder) is remanded.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for service connection for loss of balance, poor vision, sinusitis, degenerative arthritis of the right hand, right hand nerve damage, hypertension, and sleep apnea due to PTSD have been granted. His claim for an increased rating for PTSD has also been granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a link between his active duty service and his current condition. The Board also found that hypertension did not develop within one year after discharge from service.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for service-connected hypertension has been denied as the evidence does not show that his diastolic pressure is predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure is predominantly 160 or more, and he does not require continuous medication for control.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from prior to May 2010 and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's hydropyelonephrosis and hypertension were rated at 30 percent prior to May 8, 2019, and at 60 percent thereafter. The Board denied an increased rating as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of hypertension, thus denying the claim. For other conditions, the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and could not be presumed due to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not support a direct link between the Veteran's hypertension and his military service.

The Veteran is granted a 100% rating for coronary artery disease and hypertension prior to May 12, 2015. Effective date of July 31, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic headache disability, entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for cardiomegaly, and service connection for bilateral eye disability have been dismissed. The Veteran also withdrew his claims for service connection for dizziness, service connection for left ear hearing loss, and service connection for a respiratory disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for psychiatric disability, hypertension, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), and cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa due to insufficient efforts by VA in obtaining relevant records from the Social Security Administration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, and hypertension due to a lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or disease that caused these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) syndrome, hypertension, and right bundle branch block anterior ischemia as the evidence did not show these conditions began during or were related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury incurred during service and that the condition did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for hypertension and kidney disability, including consideration of herbicide exposure.