Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and hypothyroidism due to insufficient medical opinions addressing whether these conditions were clearly and unmistakably not aggravated by active duty.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension were denied. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure, and the medical opinions did not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to new and material evidence. The issue of secondary service connection for hypertension due to diabetes mellitus, type II is remanded.,The Veteran's right ear hearing loss was granted as a disability during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a condition of the hands and fingers, sleep apnea, and hypertension due to additional development being required. The Veteran's representative provided new evidence in September 2020.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification of certain medical opinions, particularly regarding the Veteran's left elbow disability and bilateral hearing loss. Service connection is granted for a back disability but denied for hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for urinary disability, skin disability, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and generalized joint pain (bilateral elbow, wrist, and ankle pain) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their relationship to service or service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's reports of symptoms are being considered.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension were granted. However, the claim for a higher rating for his thoracic spine disability was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder rotator cuff injuries and cervical spine strain are remanded. The Veteran's hypertension claim is also remanded due to the National Academy of Sciences' categorization of hypertension as 'limited or suggestive evidence of an association' with herbicide exposure. His erectile dysfunction claim is also remanded, including whether it is related to service-connected PTSD, hypertension, and/or cervical spine strain.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to its being intertwined with the issues of service connection.

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

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are granted as secondary to service-connected disabilities. However, TDIU is denied prior to September 9, 2010.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's Reserve and National Guard service. The claims will be reviewed again with a focus on verifying her periods of Active Duty Training (ACDUTRA) and Indefinite ACDUTRA (INACDUTRA).

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability and remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left knee disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for major depressive disorder, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to new evidence provided by the Veteran. The claims are now remanded for further examination and development.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of hypertension is related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeals for right knee disability and chronic kidney disease have been withdrawn.,Service connection has been granted for erectile dysfunction as secondary to lumbar spine disability, hypertension as secondary to acquired psychiatric disorder and lumbar spine disabilities, but the claim for sleep apnea remains pending due to insufficient evidence addressing its relationship with service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including ankle, elbow, foot, hip, knee, shoulder, wrist, neck, back, GERD, hypertension, and eye conditions. The evidence did not show any in-service injury or incident that could be linked to these conditions.,There is no current evidence of a diagnosed disability related to the claimed ankle, elbow, foot, hip, knee, shoulder, wrist, neck, back, GERD, hypertension, or eye disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension is granted. The total temporary rating claim is denied, and the valvular heart disease and TDIU claims are remanded.

The appeal to readjudicate a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension is granted.

The Veteran's vertigo with associated hearing loss, otitis media and right ear cholesteatoma with tinnitus is rated at 100% from December 15, 2008 to February 22, 2012. A 40% rating is granted for service-connected lumbosacral strain and spondylosis prior to March 26, 2012.