Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for PTSD. The decision found that there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or relation to service, and that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a total occupational and social impairment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right plantar fasciitis and the left upper torso and lower extremity posttraumatic neuralgia have been granted. The claim of service connection for hypertension is remanded due to its inextricability with the loss of sense of taste claim, which also remains remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to scheduling issues with VA examinations.

The Veteran's hypertension claim is remanded due to a lack of compliance with the Board’s December 2019 remand. A new examination is needed to determine if the hypertension is related to service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and hypertension, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other causative factors.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral eye condition, but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a heart disability, and hypertension as there was no probative evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a direct link between any of these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

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

The Board has denied service connection for a heart disability and remanded the claims of service connection for pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension. The Veteran's heart disability is not related to his military service, but further examination is needed to determine if his pulmonary disabilities are related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of a rating in excess of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, as well as hypertension. Additional development is needed to obtain updated VA treatment records from May 2013 to April 2014.

The Veteran's hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, hepatitis C with cirrhosis of the liver, gastroesophageal disability (including GERD and Barrett's esophagus), heart disability other than CAD (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation), and erectile dysfunction are all granted. However, due to insufficient evidence, several issues related to these conditions have been remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient findings and opinions regarding the Veteran's hypertension, including whether it existed prior to service or was aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted. An effective date earlier than February 17, 2010 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease is denied. Service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran will be provided an addendum opinion regarding his hypertension and its relationship to presumed in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a lumbosacral spine disability, hypertension, and a cardiac disability. The evidence did not support these claims as they were not related to active service.

The Veteran's cause of death is denied as there is no evidence that his service-connected conditions or any other condition caused or contributed to his death. The VA examiner found the esophageal cancer less likely related to herbicide exposure, and the CAD and hypertension were not considered contributory causes.

The Veteran's hypertension and hemorrhoids are currently rated as 10 percent each, but the Board has determined that an increased rating is not warranted.,Regarding service connection for eye disability, additional opinions are needed to address the Veteran’s in-service herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hypertension was present during his service and is now remanding the case to determine if it was aggravated by service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is at least as likely as not directly related to active service and herbicide exposure during his time in Vietnam.