Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and left ankle achilles rupture due to incomplete medical records and inadequate VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to herbicide exposure in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, as it is unclear whether his condition is related to his service-connected back disability. The case will be returned for further development and an addendum opinion from a VA physician.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, cervical spine disorder, right carpal tunnel syndrome, GERD, TBI, and an equilibrium disorder. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hip condition, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus due to potential issues with causation and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's hypertension is found to be at least as likely as not related to his service in Vietnam and exposure to Agent Orange, thus granting service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's application to reopen his service connection claims for headaches, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine (neck) disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability is granted. The claim for hypertension remains pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right wrist injury, left wrist injury, hypertension, and left knee condition due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, due to Agent Orange exposure, has been granted. The effective date is May 19, 2017.,The Veteran's hypertension condition is remanded as the Board finds an examination and medical opinion are necessary to determine its etiology.

The Veteran's umbilical hernia was noted at entrance to service and preexisted service. It is not considered aggravated by service.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hypertension that began during or within one year after his separation from service. The evidence does not support a finding of continuous symptomatology associated with the disability.,Service connection for dizziness (presumed to be related to a peripheral vestibular disorder) is denied as there is no in-service injury, event, or disease and no current diagnosis. The Veteran's dizziness has been presumed based on continuity of symptoms since service.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of sinusitis that began during or within one year after his separation from service. There is no evidence of an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Veteran's dry eye syndrome is granted with a 20 percent rating, and the maximum schedular evaluation for tinnitus is denied. Other claims are either denied or remanded.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left hand disability due to her withdrawal at the hearing. The other issues are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, bilateral shoulder disorder, low back disorder, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II. The Veteran did not have these conditions during service or within a presumptive period.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral right homonymous hemianopsia is granted, with a 50% rating. The ratings for diabetes mellitus and hypertension remain denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic kidney disease with essential hypertension and bronchial asthma, COPD, and obstructive sleep apnea, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The case is remanded for further examination and rating considerations.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and hypertension. The decision is not about the rating assigned or effective date.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type I was granted service connection. The remaining issues of secondary service connection for various complications are remanded.

The Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claims for right knee disorder, coronary artery disease, and PTSD were not granted. The effective date for service connection of coronary artery disease was denied as it was received within one year of the Veteran's separation from active duty. The Veteran's claim for hypertension is remanded due to lack of evidence supporting a direct link to his military service.

The Veteran's service was not considered qualifying for VA non-service-connected disability pension benefits due to his discharge from active duty before the required 90 days, and he did not have a service-connected disability at the time of discharge. His claims for other conditions were denied.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of gout, a bilateral foot condition, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and residuals of right scaphoid fracture.,The Board also dismissed the appeals seeking earlier effective dates for lumbosacral strain, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.