Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination. The effective dates of his service connection awards remain pending.

The Veteran's claimed conditions of dizziness, fatigue, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, migraines, colon and prostate polyps, and bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome were not found to be related to his military service.,Service connection was denied for all the issues raised in this decision.

The claim for service connection for PTSD has been reopened and granted. Service connection for diabetes mellitus is also granted, but the claim for hypertension remains pending as it requires further evidence to determine if there is a relationship with herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's appeal to the denial of service connection for gunshot wound residuals, posttraumatic stress disorder, hypertension, heart problems, and prostate cancer is granted due to a timely Notice of Disagreement submitted by his representative in July 2014.

The appeal seeking service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed. The appeals for service connection for a skin condition, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and prostate cancer are remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of arthritis, lumbar spine condition, left knee condition, hypertension, blood disorder, and varicose veins have been withdrawn. The appeal for service connection for varicose veins has been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a renal disorder has been reopened. The Board also remanded several issues including initial ratings for various conditions such as tibia stress fracture, hypertension, head scar, burn scar of the left wrist and arm, migraine disorder, PTSD with TBI, right tibia stress fracture, and tinnitus.

The Veteran's germ cell cancer in remission is granted. The claims for sensory neuropathy, hypercholesterolemia, high blood pressure, hearing loss, tinnitus and Raynaud’s phenomenon are remanded due to lack of current diagnoses. The claim for PTSD is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to decide the claim on appeal, including a lack of sufficient rationale for the VA examiner's opinions regarding the etiology and relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and service connection.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of various conditions are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and residuals of stroke due to additional development, including consideration of new findings from the National Academy of Sciences regarding herbicide exposure and its association with hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral toenail onychomycosis, Type II diabetes mellitus, left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, bilateral hip disorder, left knee DJD, right knee DJD, and hypertension due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further evaluation due to the lack of a VA examination and missing post-service medical records.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and all issues on appeal have been dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and hypertension have been granted. The hypertension claim is remanded due to the need for a medical examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has determined that there is sufficient evidence to support these claims. The Veteran now has service connection for asthma, hypertension, anxiety (now claimed as an acquired psychiatric disorder), and headaches secondary to tinnitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and acid reflux are being remanded due to inadequate opinions in the March 2014 VA opinions. The Board requires a supplemental opinion addressing direct service connection as well as secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, gastrointestinal disability (GERD), and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical evidence on file. The Veteran must be provided with VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected PTSD and grants service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claims, particularly concerning her Air National Guard and Reserve service periods.