Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for left knee disability. However, the issue of secondary service connection for hypertension is remanded due to inadequate reasoning in the previous decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and hypertension, as well as his claim for non-service-connected disability pension benefits prior to January 1, 2011. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hearing loss and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted his claim for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension, finding that his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101. The Board noted that while the Veteran had some elevated blood pressure readings, they were not consistently at or above the levels required to warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for coronary artery disease. The TDIU claim prior to July 30, 2012 is granted. The hypertension secondary to coronary artery disease claim is remanded.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to his active service or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, neuropathy, and tinnitus have been dismissed.,The application to reopen the prior final disallowance of service connection for tinnitus has also been dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension was aggravated by military service. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining missing active duty service records and providing a new medical opinion.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's hypertension to his service.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and kidney disease are inadequate. The Veteran's conditions may be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus but not necessarily due to Agent Orange exposure. Therefore, an additional examination is required to determine the etiology of these disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in associating VA treatment records with the file, specifically two cardiac treatment notes from VistA Imaging.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension and its secondary effects on her heart condition, stroke residuals, and respiratory condition. The issues are being remanded to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected coronary artery disease and presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for hypertension, heart disability, and stroke residuals due to insufficient opinions addressing all theories of entitlement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a history of arrhythmia, finding that his condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service-connected hypertension.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new examination and etiological opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension, as it is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected lupus, as the condition was inactive at the time of his death and did not contribute to his cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of recent studies by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) regarding hypertension and herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for arthritis, hypertension, and knee disabilities due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations.