Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service due to herbicide exposure, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and service connection have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal.,Her claim for new and material evidence to reopen a previously denied chest pain claim has been granted, but the case is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded several claims due to the need for additional records and VA examinations. The claims include service connection for various conditions based on new evidence, as well as issues related to a right knee injury, head injury, GERD, urinary incontinence, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for residuals of a left wrist fracture, residuals of a right collarbone fracture, and a compensable rating for hypertension prior to April 4, 2016, and in excess of 10 percent disabling thereafter. The appeal regarding service connection for residuals of a left collarbone fracture is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with substitution and accrued benefits claims, which are inextricably intertwined with the service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death. The claim will be further developed by the RO.

An effective date of October 9, 2014 is granted for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's low back and bilateral knee disabilities are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has also remanded the remaining issues due to outstanding treatment records.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that his death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service. The case will be reviewed again with an addendum opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and requires further examination.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and vertigo, to include as secondary to hypertension, need further development due to missing records and lack of a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Service connection is remanded for hypertension.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent since November 23, 2007.,Beginning June 1, 2008, the Veteran is granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating of various conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims.

The Board has denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension as secondary to the acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's current condition was not related to his active military service or his service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's hypertension claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining all outstanding VA medical records from January 2014 to November 2019.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, left ankle fracture residuals, heart murmur, hypertension, osteoarthritis neck and shoulder, proteinuria (claimed as a kidney disease), right foot condition, actinic keratosis, and disability claimed as actinic keratosis. The claims are remanded due to unclear duty status during service.