Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory/pulmonary condition other than a restrictive right lobe condition, including COPD, emphysema, OSA, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension, and asthma/bronchial asthma. The claim for allergic rhinitis was remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues due to the appellant's character of discharge and other service connection claims. The VA will seek additional records, conduct a mental health examination, and readjudicate the cases.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for referral to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of whether a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is warranted, given his service-connected disabilities other than PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for a temporary total rating due to convalescence was also denied, as the surgery did not require at least one month of convalescence. The hypertension claim resulted in a 20% evaluation from February 10, 2006 to April 21, 2018 and a denial for higher ratings thereafter. Migraine headaches were found not to meet criteria for a rating in excess of 30%. TMJ was denied a compensable evaluation. Right and left Achilles tendonitis and right healed metatarsal stress fracture with metatarsalgia were each denied evaluations in excess of 20%. Left knee strain was also denied an evaluation in excess of 10%. Service connection for screw and dental implant, as well as bilateral hearing loss disability, was not reopened.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and an increased rating for hypertension. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of sinusitis, as he only has allergic rhinitis which was already service-connected. For his hypertension, the Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a 20% rating under Code 7101.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hypertension, sleep apnea, and a disorder manifest by fatigue are not related to his military service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions. The issues include hypertension, back disability, bilateral foot disability, bilateral knee disability, respiratory disability, diabetes mellitus, and cardiac disability all potentially related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's depression is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.,There is no evidence of hypertension during or after service, and the claim for hypertension is denied.,Peyronie's disease is denied as there is insufficient evidence linking it to active service.,Right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy are both granted with a 40% evaluation, effective October 18, 2018.,The claims for entitlement to earlier effective dates for the evaluations of right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathies are dismissed.

VA has received new and material evidence to reopen claims for service connection for hypertension, Hepatitis C, PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (unspecified depressive disorder and delusional disorder), glaucoma, pancreatic disorder, and diverticulitis. Service connection is granted for the latter four conditions.,VA has denied service connection for hypertension, glaucoma, and pancreatic disorder.

The Board has granted a compensable initial rating of 10% for the scar of the left breast, status post lumpectomy. However, the issue of service connection for hypertension is remanded due to an inadequate nexus opinion.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the condition and active service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to PTSD and/or bilateral knee conditions, was denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim.,Service connection for hypertension was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's right knee condition and hypertension are not service-connected. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as major depressive disorder. The remaining issues of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and renal insufficiency due to conflicting medical evidence. The Veteran is not entitled to a compensable rating for his service-connected hypertension, but his kidney condition requires further examination.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, may not be presumed to have been caused by active service, and was not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred during or as a result of service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year after service separation. The Board found the objective medical records more probative than the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service onset or continuity of high blood pressure.

The Veteran's hypertension and left ear hearing loss have been evaluated as noncompensable (0%) throughout the appeal period.,Right ear hearing loss has not been service-connected.