Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's application to reopen a claim for service connection of his kidney disability is granted. The claims for service connection of hypertension and acquired psychiatric disability are remanded due to new evidence provided by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for hypertension due to exposure to Agent Orange during service. The Veteran's personnel records indicate he served in the Republic of Vietnam, and his military records show he was exposed to environmental hazards there. However, the RO needs to obtain VA treatment records from 1973 at Martinez VA Medical Center and conduct a medical examination to determine if hypertension is related to active duty or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant, as they do not involve anatomical loss of use of both hands, burn injuries, inhalational injuries, blindness in both eyes with 20/200 visual acuity or less, or specific combinations of impairments.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and stomach ulcers have been denied. The Board has found that the evidence does not support a finding of in-service onset or causation.,Further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any left wrist disorder, migraine headaches, and left knee disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected diabetes mellitus type II is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous examination.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether service-connected disability substantially contributed to the Veteran's death from an automobile accident. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to insufficient evidence and a need to obtain private treatment records. The appellant must provide names and addresses of healthcare providers who treated the Veteran for hypertension or related disabilities post-service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus meeting the criteria for TDIU.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations are inadequate for adjudicatory purposes and a remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion from the September 2011 VA examiner or another appropriate examiner.

The Board has remanded the claims for neck, bilateral wrist, bilateral hip, bilateral knee, bilateral ankle, bilateral foot, bilateral shoulder, and bilateral elbow disabilities due to insufficient evidence.,No new or material evidence was provided to reopen any of these service connection claims.

The Board has granted service connection for a left eye condition due to sarcoidosis, which was diagnosed within one year of the Veteran's discharge from active duty. Service connection is denied for hypertension and right knee and left knee conditions.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the increased rating for hypertension, and as such, the issue is dismissed.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for erectile dysfunction, but the claims for service connection of left knee, right knee, and low back disabilities are remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The hypertension claim is also remanded as there is conflicting evidence regarding its diagnosis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete documentation, including an autopsy report.

The Veteran's COPD was granted service connection, but SMC based on the need for aid and attendance is also granted. The other conditions were dismissed.

The Board has denied service connection for a cardiac disability and high blood pressure (hypertension) as the evidence does not support current diagnoses or a link to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a compensable initial rating for service-connected hypertension and for service connection for a bilateral foot disability.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and need for further medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, right knee, and left ear hearing loss disabilities, as well as hypertension. The decision also granted service connection for right ear hearing loss disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of recent findings by the National Academy of Sciences regarding hypertension and herbicide exposure.