Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea secondary to panic disorder with agoraphobia and hypertension, was granted. The appeals for the remaining issues were either denied or remanded.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his congestive heart failure, hypertension and renal failure did not begin during service or were caused by service. The appeal was also denied on direct service connection.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension may be related to his service and remands the case for further development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is related to and/or aggravated by his multiple service-connected squamous cell carcinoma related disabilities, resulting in a grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including shoulder, elbow, foot/toes numbness, wrist, knee, ankle, eye, vertigo, breathing difficulties, and hypertension have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to military service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The Veteran's hypertension and ischemic heart disease are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has denied service connection for elevated cholesterol due to the absence of a current disability. The remaining issues (epilepsy, acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, right shoulder disability, sleep apnea, tinnitus, and low back disability) are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and hearing loss have been remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of relevant medical records.

The Veteran's service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and headache disability is granted. The Veteran's claim for increased evaluation of tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular rating has been assigned. The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that there is a link between his PTSD and the development of these headaches.

The Board has granted service connection for schizophrenia. The issues of service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, as well as TDIU, are remanded.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for January 18, 2013 were denied as the treatment was not in an emergency situation and VA facilities were feasibly available.

Major depressive disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension and migraine headaches have been granted service connection.,An increased rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. An effective date prior to September 8, 2013 for service connection for tinnitus is also denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus. The issue of service connection for hypertension is being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and an acquired psychiatric disability as the evidence did not support a direct relationship to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing hypertension at entry into service and that any elevated blood pressure readings during service were not aggravated. The post-service onset of consistently high blood pressure is noted.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and melanoma due to the Veteran's death.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. Service connection for left ear hearing loss, upper respiratory disability including sleep apnea, and hypertension are remanded.,Service connection for hepatitis A and B is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating due to failure to obtain VA treatment records, provide adequate reasons or bases for decisions, and conduct new examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his service, specifically whether it is related to herbicide exposure or secondary to diabetes.