Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hyperlipidemia, residuals of cold injuries to the hands and feet, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and residuals of a left sided stroke. The Board found that there was no evidence of current disabilities or residuals from inservice conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board denies his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disorder, tinnitus, hypertension (to include as due to service-connected major depressive disorder), and kidney disorder are all remanded. The effective date of the award of a 70 percent rating for Major Depressive Disorder is also remanded.,Service connection for TDIU is inextricably intertwined with these issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records and the need for VA examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, prostate cancer, stroke, and Parkinson's disease. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its relation to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including high cholesterol, memory loss, blood in stool, blood in urine, ulcers, liver condition, nerve condition, gall bladder condition, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability or sufficient evidence to establish service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension was reduced from a 10 percent rating to noncompensable effective May 31, 2016. The Board restored the 10 percent rating.,The Veteran's external hemorrhoids with secondary anemia are currently rated at 20 percent and no higher.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and chronic renal disorder due to service connection issues, including whether they are related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD or heart disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and gall bladder condition, glaucoma and cataracts, and obstructive sleep apnea are not granted. The claims for hearing loss have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and skin disorder (claimed as rash) due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran is service-connected for obstructive sleep apnea, which may be related to his hypertension.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected. The issue of service connection for hypertension, presumed due to in-service herbicide exposure, is remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for a stomach disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension. The stomach disorder claim is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service, while the hypertension claim requires further development as per the June 2019 remand.

The Veteran's claim for tinnitus was granted, but his claims for hypertension and erectile dysfunction were remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and analysis.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for sleep apnea and ocular hypertension due to new evidence. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a failure to readjudicate them after additional VA examination and treatment records were added to his file.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and verification of his in-service stressors.

The claim for service connection for a dental disability to include treatment purposes only is remanded.,The issues of service connection for skin, eye, and lumbosacral spine disabilities are remanded due to the need for VA examinations and additional medical records.,The issue of service connection for prostate disability is remanded.,The issues of service connection for hypertension, thyroid disability, and sleep disorder (sleep apnea) are remanded.,The issues of effective date prior to December 12, 1989, for PTSD; initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD; and retroactive VA compensation benefits are remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for arteriovascular disease. The case was remanded for a rating in excess of 10 percent for basilar artery insufficiency and for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, including as secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The evidence did not show a current diagnosis of a respiratory condition related to his military service or his service-connected hypertension.