Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has vacated the March 29, 2019 decision and remanded several issues for further development. The Veteran's death preceded the March 29, 2019 decision, so jurisdiction was lacking at that time. The claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, eye disability, hypertension, kidney disease, and right arm and hand tingling are being remanded.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability. The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tricuspid regurgitation with pulmonary hypertension is granted. The claims for upper respiratory disability and right ankle disability are remanded.

The Board has dismissed the appellant's appeals for service connection and increased rating claims related to gout, lumbar spine disability, obstructive sleep apnea, GERD, anxiety disorder (claimed as PTSD), and hypertension. The claim for service connection of PTSD is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and review. The appeals are not related to service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected PTSD and presumed herbicide exposure. The examiner will need to provide an opinion on whether the hypertension is secondary to PTSD, caused by or aggravated by herbicide exposure, or both.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability, hypertension, hypertensive retinopathy, left ventricular hypertrophy, and mixed sleep apnea are all related to his service-connected right knee disorder. The Board has also found that these conditions have caused or aggravated obesity in the Veteran, which is a significant factor in determining whether they can be considered secondary to his service-connected disability. As such, the Board has decided to remand these claims for further examination and analysis.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral knee disability, PTSD, and TDIU has been granted. The rating for PTSD remains at 30 percent, but the Veteran is now eligible for a higher 70 percent rating due to his employment difficulties caused by PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as he died during its pendency.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension and residuals of a stroke, as well as the TDIU rating claim, due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran's representative provided additional evidence that was not considered in the previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to additional evidence being added to the file and potential exposure in Vietnam. The Veteran is asked to provide any missing records or authorization.

The appeals for initial compensable ratings for scars of the right knee and vaginitis, as well as service connection for GERD, anemia, and diabetes mellitus Type II have been dismissed. The appeals for increased rating for right knee patellofemoral syndrome, bilateral shin splints, right forearm condition, right wrist sprain, migraine headaches, pterygia (right eye condition), sinusitis, sleep apnea secondary to chronic bladder infection, hypertension, and right leg varicose veins are REMANDED.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for bilateral shoulder tendonitis, elbow tendonitis, and wrist tendonitis is denied.,Right ear hearing loss and sinusitis are remanded for further evaluation.,Hypertension is also remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected PTSD, but an additional VA examination is needed to determine if it is aggravated by PTSD.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for hypertension, benign prostate hypertrophy, a skin disability (presumably due to herbicide exposure), and psychosis or other mental illness for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. § 1702 because the Veteran withdrew his appeal before the decision was made.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and initial disability rating have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions regarding his service-connected conditions, specifically hypertension, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and vertigo.

The Veteran's hypertension, blood clots, aneurysm with stroke, seizure disorder, memory impairment, depressive disorder, sleep disorder, nerve pain, kidney disorder, and anemia are not service-connected.,Tinnitus was also denied as service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence. The effective dates for PTSD and headaches remain denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and depression were denied. The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for lumbar disc degeneration status post fusion, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome. The Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, disability ratings in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with insomnia, and disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for hypertension were denied.,The Veteran was not granted service connection for right ear hearing loss or erectile dysfunction. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.