Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. High blood pressure, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depressive disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety neurosis, and PTSD), coronary artery disease status post coronary artery bypass, and colon cancer are all found to be related to service or presumptively due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the claims of hypertension and migraine headaches due to inadequate opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's hypertension may be related to service, but the examiner must clarify if it clearly and unmistakably preexisted service or was aggravated by service. For migraine headaches, the examiner must address continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic cardiomyopathy and hypertension due to in-service elevated blood pressure readings and potential herbicide exposure. The claims are intertwined as they both relate to hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than November 14, 2014 are being remanded due to the complexity of the issues and the need for clarification from the Veteran regarding her appeals.

The Board has determined that more development is necessary for the claims of service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, high blood pressure, arthritis, and kidney and bladder stones. The Veteran's exposure to non-ionizing radiation from radar equipment during his military service will be considered as part of this process.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete opinions regarding service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development and evaluation, including obtaining additional medical opinions regarding his service-connected conditions and exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection and evaluation for the listed conditions due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran's sinus tachycardia and hypertension are rated based on their individual effects, with the highest possible rating for each condition. The claim for an extraschedular rating prior to March 29, 2019 for sinus tachycardia is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer, right shoulder condition, left hip disability, hypertension (HTN), skin condition, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as they are not related to his military service or herbicide exposure. The cases have been remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for tinnitus, application to reopen a previously denied claim for hypertension, and TDIU prior to March 6, 2018 due to new evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but his hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) and other conditions are denied. The Board has remanded for further review of the remaining issues.

The Board has denied service connection for a right hand venous malformation, finding that the Veteran's condition is congenital and not aggravated by his military service.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension, to include as due to herbicide exposure. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of hypertension did not originate in service and is unrelated to his service-connected depression.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his military service, including herbicide exposure.

An initial 10 percent rating for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is granted. Service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for payment of nonservice-connected pension benefits and special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance or at the housebound rate due to insufficient evidence showing he is disabled enough to require regular assistance from another person.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence linking his cholangiocarcinoma or hypertension to service or service-connected conditions.