Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudicative action regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, including as due to herbicide exposure, and entitlement to a TDIU.

The Veteran's hypertension is found to have started during service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension, lumbosacral strain, and adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood as there was no evidence showing that his conditions warranted a higher rating under VA regulations.

Your appeals for service connection have been dismissed as you withdrew your claims and appeals in a September 2020 letter.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and hypothyroidism due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors. Specifically, the June 2018 VA opinion is inadequate because it did not specifically address the threshold shifts in service. The claim for PCB exposure is also remanded as the Veteran has provided sufficient information to trigger VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate disorder and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding the claims for service connection for hypertension and heart disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a legal error in the previous decision regarding secondary service connection for hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, and psychiatric disorder due to issues with evidence development and need for additional opinions. The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is claimed as aggravated by his second period of service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, gout, and a cardiovascular disorder due to inadequate opinions in the VA examination reports. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents is not considered relevant to these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee condition, hypertension, and a disability manifested by elevated cholesterol levels due to incomplete medical records and need for additional examinations.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, loss of right kidney (due to renal cell carcinoma), bilateral upper and lower peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction as due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's claim was reopened based on new evidence.,Service connection for these conditions could not be established because the Veteran did not have presumptive exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease as the evidence did not support a link to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities due to exposure to non-ionizing radiation during service.

The Veteran's hypertension, which has required continuous medication since at least 1956 and is currently manifested by diastolic pressures predominantly in the 80s to 107 range, is granted a 10 percent evaluation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing medical records and a need for a new VA examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for high blood pressure, either directly as a result of in-service Agent Orange herbicide exposure or secondary to his already service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension and coronary artery disease, clarifying their relationship to exposure to certain herbicide agents under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309 (e), and addressing the impact of tobacco use on his death.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, as it is unclear whether the condition was incurred in service or if it is secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The case will be reviewed with additional medical evidence and a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the remaining issues have been withdrawn. The claims of asbestosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and pulmonary fibrosis are remanded due to inextricability with other claims.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a heart disorder on the theories of direct, chronic disease presumptive, and herbicide agent presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for spine disorder, hypertension, and sinus disorder due to inadequate examination reports and need for further medical opinions.