Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for cause of death due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension and its contribution to his death. The case will be reviewed after obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected seizure disorder.

Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus, type II and prostate cancer to include as secondary to herbicide exposure.,Service connection is granted for eye disability (glaucoma) and skin disability to include service-connected disabilities or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder and hypertension have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for the appellant's low back disability, granted a 40 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, and denied ratings for other conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, heart disability, hypothyroidism, bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, sleep apnea, and bilateral cataracts due to exposure to non-ionizing radiation from radar equipment. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

All service connection claims for various conditions have been dismissed.,The Veteran's tension headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected orthopedic injuries and PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, initial compensable rating, and initial rating in excess of 10 percent were dismissed due to the death of the Veteran. Service connection claims were also dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), peripheral neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hypothyroidism, and retinopathy are being remanded due to the need to verify in-service herbicide agent exposure.,A new claim of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder is also being remanded.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is not compensable as there are no polyps or significant nasal obstruction.,Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome was not incurred during service and is not related to any in-service injury, event, or disease. The condition began many years after separation from active duty.,Obstructive sleep apnea was not diagnosed during service and the Veteran did not have a CPAP machine prescribed for this condition while on active duty.,Diabetic nephropathy with hypertension is not considered to be proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated beyond its natural progression by service-connected disability. The Veteran does not meet the requirement of presumed herbicide exposure as per 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).,Bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is not considered to be proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated beyond its natural progression by service-connected disability.,Bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is not considered to be proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated beyond its natural progression by service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral pes planus, right foot and toe cold weather injury (frostbite), hypertension, and muscle spasm with leg cramps to the right quad affecting the right knee are being remanded due to procedural errors.,The Veteran is not entitled to a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, and diabetic retinopathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II due to unresolved medical questions. The Veteran's claims are not supported by evidence that his current conditions were incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, left shoulder condition, and right ear hearing loss due to insufficient evidence of a nexus to service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of hypertension and asthma for further development, as there is insufficient evidence to determine their relationship with service.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability from July 1, 2010 due to his service-connected PTSD, right knee condition, left knee condition, and hypertension.

The Veteran's hypertension, respiratory disability (including asthma, bronchitis, and dyspnea), right shoulder disability, and right knee disability are all remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's hypertension was not shown to be related to his military service, including his in-service herbicide exposure. The Board denied both direct and secondary service connection for the condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the issues of service connection for hypertension, venous insufficiency, gastrointestinal disability (to include gastroparesis), and tardive dyskinesia have been received. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination due to incomplete VA examinations and lack of current symptomatology.