Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, is granted. The issues of service connection for alcohol abuse as secondary to service-connected PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to alcohol abuse and service-connected PTSD are remanded. Service connection for hypertension due to service-connected disabilities (including diabetes mellitus) and herbicide exposure is also remanded. Service connection for a skin disorder due to herbicide exposure is remanded. The issue of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is remanded. TDIU is also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle and neck disabilities in January 1981. The Veteran's claims were not reopened as new and material evidence was not received to support the claims of right ankle and neck disabilities. Service connection for hypertension was also denied due to lack of current disability related to service.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of hypertension, leaving only right hip and right knee disorders. The Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of issues including service connection for ganglion cyst, scars of the right wrist, vision loss, hypertension (secondary to PTSD), rating for PTSD with adjustment disorder and anxiety in excess of 50%, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's service connection claims for aphasia, coronary artery disease, diabetes, glaucoma, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right upper extremity, left upper extremity, peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right upper extremity, and left upper extremity are all denied.,The Veteran's service connection claim for prostate cancer is also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and residuals of frostbite due to incomplete compliance with previous remand instructions regarding obtaining VA treatment records from specific facilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected. The issues of hypertension and headaches secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability are also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence being associated with his case. The RO must review this new evidence and determine if updated VA examinations or additional development are necessary for any of the disabilities on appeal.

The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disability, right knee disability, right hip disability, low back disability, and hypertension are all remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, PTSD, and GERD to include as secondary to IBS and PTSD due to worsening symptoms since the last examinations. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for high blood pressure, chronic fatigue syndrome, and frequent nose bleeds due to Gulf War service. The claims are pending as new evidence may be found from private doctors.

The Board has remanded the cases of PTSD, tremors, and hypertension due to incomplete records from the Veteran's counseling at the St. George Vet Center and for addendum opinions regarding service connection.

The Veteran's prostate disability is not related to his military service, including herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran does not have a separate sleep disorder that is distinct from his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran’s bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable and the Board finds no basis for granting a higher rating.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD prior to September 8, 2015, but denied a higher rating after that date.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for bilateral ankle disabilities and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, tinnitus, hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and hypertension are denied. The claim for increased rating of headaches as a result of traumatic brain injury is granted to the extent that he is entitled to a 50% disability rating. The appeal regarding service connection for back condition is granted due to new and relevant evidence being submitted.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, blepharitis, tension headaches, hypertension, right shoulder condition, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and cervical spine degenerative disc disease are remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board requires VA to obtain all outstanding treatment records from the San Juan VAMC and request relevant psychiatric treatment records from Dr. M.R.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension. The claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ are denied.

The Board has determined that new evidence received since the June 2013 rating decision is sufficient to readjudicate claims for service connection for right and left knee osteoarthritis, as well as hypertension. The Veteran's bilateral knee conditions are secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability and bilateral foot disabilities.