Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, including as due to herbicide exposure (Agent Orange). The November 2019 VA opinion is inadequate and an addendum opinion is needed.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disability, finding no current diagnosis of the condition. The Veteran's contentions were not supported by medical evidence.,Service connection for hypertension was remanded due to insufficient examination addressing direct and presumptive service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, heart disease, a psychiatric disorder, and a bilateral eye disability as the evidence does not support that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder, secondary to his service-connected tinnitus, is granted. The other issues on appeal are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are related to his service-connected PTSD, as well as herbicide agent exposure. The VA will provide further evaluations.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and a skin disability due to incomplete development. Additional opinions are needed from VA examiners.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to his service-connected conditions, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. However, it denied service connection for a stomach disorder (Gastroparesis) as not related to service or service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the cases of bilateral pes planus, hypertension, and TDIU prior to August 16, 2010 for further development. The Veteran's service connection claims for these conditions are now pending.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for osteoarthritis of multiple joints (including bilateral ankles), spina bifida occulta, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability (secondary to a service-connected foot disability), hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and cognitive disability (short-term memory loss).

The Veteran's representative argues that his hypertension is caused or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disorder. However, the claim has been remanded to obtain a VA examination for an opinion on the relationship between the hypertension and the service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which includes his intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) and hypertension. As a result, the claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits is dismissed.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims on appeal, including obtaining SSA and VAMC records, providing addendum opinions regarding HTN, and assessing the current severity of his service-connected disabilities. The appeals are REMANDED.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for gastritis and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for glomerulonephritis with hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inability to obtain VA examinations because of incarceration. The RO is instructed to make reasonable attempts to arrange an examination at the prison by VHA personnel, prison medical providers at VA expense, or fee-basis providers contracted by VHA.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, and the appeal for an increased rating is denied. The Board has also remanded cases involving service connection for left wrist condition, right foot condition, carpal tunnel syndrome, sinusitis, sleep apnea, and hypertension.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for various conditions due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's hypertension was not rated higher than 10 percent, as the evidence did not show diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more, or; systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more.,The Veteran's genitofemoral nerve entrapment status-post bilateral inguinal hernia repair is currently rated noncompensable. The Board found that the evidence did not show severe to complete paralysis of the ilio-inguinal nerve.,Head injury residuals (status-post skull fracture with torn dura and laceration of frontal lobe) are being remanded for further review, including consideration of TDIU benefits.,Head injury residuals (traumatic brain injury residuals), head injury residuals (cephalgia), and head injury residuals (frontal skull paresthesia) are also being remanded for further review, including consideration of TDIU benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, heart disease, and hypertension due to lack of evidence or further development is needed.