Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases of hypertension and right knee disability for additional development to comply with prior remand directives.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension but remanded the claim for a psychiatric disability, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a cardiovascular disorder (other than hypertension) also claimed as cardiac impairment, to include atrial fibrillation, was denied. The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for hypertension was also denied.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, but denied for low back disability, asthma (claimed as dyspnea), sleep apnea, and hypertension.,The Veteran's current asthma was not manifest in active service or related to service.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for hypertension prior to December 19, 2011 due to a lack of issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Board denied service connection for residuals carcinoma of rectosigmoid, with colostomy and hypertension due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between the conditions and military service. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents was not considered as it is not known to cause these specific conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hypertension due to insufficient medical opinions regarding causation or aggravation. The VA will need to provide additional opinions on whether these conditions are related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's depression is now rated at 70 percent, effective September 2, 2010. The rating for his hypertension remains denied.

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of TDIU prior to July 29, 2016. The Board finds that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to issues of entitlement to service connection for food allergies and hypertension, as well as a need for additional medical opinions regarding mental health conditions and their relationship to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and major depressive disorder (MDD) are denied. The Veteran's hypertension and right elbow disability are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, pre-diabetes, and abnormal liver enzymes. Service connection is also not granted for hypertension due to the need for further examination.,Service connection was denied for all three conditions: hyperlipidemia, pre-diabetes, and abnormal liver enzymes.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for hypertension and sleep apnea, which were dismissed as a result.

The Veteran's hypertension and degenerative joint disease of the right knee are not service-connected. The case is remanded for further development regarding other claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's ED and hypertension, both of which are secondary to his service-connected OSA.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been granted, but the specific details of the grants are not provided in this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's OSA, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension are related to his service-connected PTSD and requires further examination and opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension, finding no CUE in the February 1983 rating decision. The correct facts were considered and the applicable regulations were correctly applied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension are granted as presumptively due to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam.,Right lower extremity and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are granted as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II. The heart condition is denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease. The issue of a higher disability rating for prostate cancer with urinary tract infections is dismissed due to acceptance of the current rating. A 60 percent disability rating is granted for coronary artery disease status post coronary artery bypass graft, and erectile dysfunction remains noncompensable.