Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is associated with his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The claim will be reviewed again, including consideration of a new consensus study report from the National Academies.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty service. Service connection for a bilateral eye disability was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disability, both related to service-connected hearing loss, tinnitus, or Meniere's disease. The remand requires additional medical opinions regarding the causal relationship between these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals regarding hypertension and bronchial asthma have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no in-service injury or disease and that presumptive service connection based on a chronic condition is not available due to lack of diagnosis during service or within the one-year presumptive period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is denied as there was no in-service diagnosis of hypertension, and the condition did not manifest within one year post-service.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure in Thailand. His erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, fatty liver, hypertension, and left ventricular hypertrophy are all found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board has remanded several issues, including those related to the neck disorder and right hip degenerative joint disease.,No new or relevant evidence was received to reopen the claim of service connection for a neck disorder.

For the period prior to May 18, 2018, the Veteran's TBI was rated at 40 percent and denied a higher rating.,Since May 18, 2018, the Veteran's TBI has been rated at 70 percent and denied a higher rating.

The Board has remanded four issues: right knee disability, left knee disability, high blood pressure, and a gynecological disability (PCOS). The Veteran's claims are being reviewed due to the inadequacy of previous VA examinations and the need for new opinions on service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding hypertension and PTSD. The Veteran's current hypertension is being evaluated for its relation to service, service-connected PTSD, or both.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection. The claims for renal dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's hypertension and headaches were granted service connection, but the hypertension was rated at 10% prior to February 20, 2020, and increased to 50% thereafter. The headaches were initially rated at 10%, but a maximum of 50% rating was granted from September 20, 2020.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, which may be related to herbicide exposure during service.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to his death, as his fall was due to a hip fracture unrelated to any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's heart disorder is denied as there is no evidence of a pre-existing condition prior to his death.,The Veteran's left knee disorder is remanded for additional development due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA examination.,The Veteran's hypertension is remanded because the medical opinion did not adequately address whether it was caused by or aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's kidney disorder is remanded as there is no evidence of a pre-existing condition prior to his death.,The Veteran's thyroid disorder is remanded due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA opinion regarding its relationship with service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has decided that additional development is necessary before the case can be fully adjudicated, specifically regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and whether it is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service connection claims for HTN, ED, and eczema as secondary to DM or exposure to herbicides are remanded. The Veteran's service-connected DM is rated at 20 percent, PN of the left lower extremity prior to January 24, 2020, is rated at 10 percent, and PN of the right lower extremity from January 24, 2020, is rated at 20 percent. The Veteran's CAD is rated at 10 percent prior to January 10, 2019, and from March 1, 2019, to January 23, 2020. His BHL and nephropathy are not compensable.