Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for hypertension and PTSD, as well as service connection for a sinus/rhinitis disorder were denied.,No effective date was provided in the decision.

The Board has remanded the claim for hypertension secondary to PTSD due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether PTSD caused or aggravated hypertension.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for a medical opinion regarding its relationship to his presumed herbicide exposure in service, as well as other risk factors and conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for consideration of a higher rating for diabetic nephropathy to include hypertension, and for adjudication of the TDIU claim including consideration of SMC.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, asthma, and hypertension have been denied. The Board has found that the Veteran does not currently have a current disability of right ear hearing loss or left ear hearing loss for VA purposes. For asthma, the evidence shows intermittent inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy but no other criteria for an initial compensable rating. Service connection for hypertension is remanded due to lack of a VA examination.,The Veteran's service-connected left ear hearing loss was rated as noncompensable at all times during the appeal period, and there were no exceptional patterns of hearing impairment present. The Veteran’s asthma was rated as noncompensable based on intermittent inhalational or oral bronchodilator therapy.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to her service-connected disabilities, specifically her migraine headache, diverticulitis, fibromyalgia, and depressive disorder.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's blood pressure readings did not consistently meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101.

The Veteran's hypertension, tinnitus, and headache disorder are granted. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim is remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded both claims for hypertension and stroke to obtain additional medical opinions addressing the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and service, including any potential herbicide exposure. The claims are not currently decided on their merits.

The Veteran's appeals for tinnitus, hypertension, and TDIU have been withdrawn. The appeal for service connection of left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (secondary to diabetes mellitus) is being remanded due to the need for a supplemental opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to deficiencies in the VA examiner's opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of hyperlipidemia, chronic kidney disease, Tietze syndrome (claimed as difficulty breathing and chest pain), DMII, hypertension, and polyuria have been dismissed.,The Veteran’s claim for a compensable evaluation for his Tietze syndrome disability has also been dismissed.

The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board found no evidence to warrant a higher rating based on the provided medical records.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, but remanded the claims for hypertension and pseudofolliculitis barbae due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for excessive weight gain, left hand tremor, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed. The right foot disorder claim was denied. Service connection for rhinophyma rosacea has been granted with a 60% rating prior to December 15, 2015, and a 10% rating thereafter.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective June 25, 2019.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied for various conditions, including high cholesterol, gout, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, a sleep disability, a heart disability, urinary incontinence, an acquired psychiatric disability (to include depression and anxiety), headaches, a prostate disability, a thyroid disability, and hypertension. The Board found that there was no evidence of current disabilities or a causal relationship to service for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between any of his service-connected conditions and his death. The Board also found that none of his service-connected disabilities contributed to his death.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, hypertension, headaches, and bilateral leg disabilities as the evidence did not establish an in-service injury or disease, continuity of symptomatology, or a nexus to military service.,Service connection was also denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of diagnosis during the appeal period.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection due to herbicide exposure. The eye disorder and skin disorder are denied as not related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral central corneal abrasions with overlying keratitis and hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to her active duty service.