Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to October 26, 2018, for service connection of tinnitus, hypertension, insomnia disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that no formal or informal claim was filed prior to this date.

The Veteran's application to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an ulcer condition is granted. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for high blood pressure as secondary to herbicide exposure and for an ulcer condition due to in-service surgery.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, hiatal hernia, and diabetes mellitus due to exposure to environmental hazards in the Gulf War. The appeals are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA opinions regarding the Veteran's hypertension. The case will be returned for further development and an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension.

The Veteran's hypertension is denied as there are no compensable symptoms. The Veteran's low back strain is remanded for further evaluation due to inadequate previous examinations.

The Veteran's combined disability rating has been at least 80 percent since February 23, 2007. Despite having multiple part-time and full-time jobs with substantial earnings from April 2017 to July 2019 as a security guard, the Board found that he was employable throughout his appeal period.

The Veteran's diabetic retinopathy is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claim for hypertension, as well as the claims for bilateral hearing loss and psychiatric disorders are dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran. Service connection has been granted for pseudophakia, cataracts, conjunctivitis, and glaucoma as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for further development regarding in-service herbicide exposure and the existence of certain disorders. The Veteran's service aboard ships within Vietnam is being reviewed, as are his claims for various disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically whether hypertension and a possible undetected blood clot during service contributed to his heart condition.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection of colon cancer was granted. Service connection for hypertension, kidney stones, left leg disability, right leg blood clots (including swelling and weeping), deep vein thrombosis of the left lower extremity, neuropathy, lung disability, heart disability, sleep apnea, spinal cancer tumor, and stroke were denied.

The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's hypertension is related to his in-service herbicide exposure, and thus service-connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not related to in-service herbicide exposure and his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim for erectile dysfunction was granted on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, particularly those related to radiation exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes, high blood pressure, and thyroid condition as they are related to service.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that suggests a possible link between MST and her current mental health conditions. The Board also notes that there is no direct evidence linking the hypertension to service, so it remains inextricably intertwined with the psychiatric claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and sleep apnea have been reopened, with the former being granted.,Service connection is denied for hypertension, non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (stroke), and right wrist condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, sarcoidosis, hypertension, and right lower extremity neuropathy due to new and material evidence. The claims are remanded for further development including VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder, an initial rating higher than 10 percent for hypertension, and an initial rating higher than 30 percent for migraines. The appeal regarding status post hemorrhoidectomy with internal and external hemorrhoids was remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and a heart disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a link to service or any presumptive conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of hypertension and bilateral eye disability, as well as the increased rating claim for traumatic cataract of the left eye with bilateral retinopathy. The decision also found that there is no remaining justiciable case or controversy regarding these issues.