Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and the evidence does not support a finding that his hypertension or cardiovascular-renal disease (including hypertension) began in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete service treatment records, specifically those from February 2016 indicating they are in 'Oakland'. These records need to be obtained.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection for narcolepsy, bilateral knee disability, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral wrist disability, depression, hypertension and abnormal heartbeat, left ear hearing loss, and migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, hypertension, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are all denied. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened based on new evidence but is still denied.

The Veteran's request to reopen his claim for a skin rash is granted. The Board has remanded the matter due to the need for a VA examination.,The Veteran's requests to reopen claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and ectropion are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted, but did not find sufficient medical opinion linking his conditions to in-service exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus II, diabetic neuropathy of both lower extremities, peripheral vascular disease of both lower extremities, hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder due to potential herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran's service treatment records show complaints related to GERD in service.

The Veteran's hypertension and dementia claims are being remanded for further evaluation. The examiner is to determine if the conditions are related to presumed herbicide exposure, service-connected PTSD, or a confirmed in-service brain aneurysm.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reenter the VA vocational rehabilitation and employment program, finding that her service-connected disabilities did not worsen to the extent that she was precluded from performing work duties or that her previously rehabilitated occupation was unsuitable.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to incomplete examinations and instructions.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, depressive disorder, headaches, and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic bronchitis. The appeal is remanded for a VA examination regarding the evaluation of the service-connected chronic bronchitis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, lumbar spine disorder, hypertension, and chronic headache disorder are granted. The claim for a right foot disorder (excluding residuals of a right ankle fracture) is denied.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for prostate cancer is dismissed. The case of service connection for hypertension and increase in the ratings for sarcoidosis is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for pneumonia, asbestosis, a psychiatric disorder, an eye disorder, a prostate disability, and a skin disorder. The Board also denied his claim for service connection for hypertension and stomach ulcers.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II as there was no evidence of these conditions within one year of the Veteran's separation from active duty.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and an increased rating for hypertensive heart disease, but granted a compensable rating (10%) for hypertension. The appeal was remanded for further action on other issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to diabetes and herbicide exposure, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, and right leg amputation as secondary to cellulitis due to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran is also denied a compensable rating for cellulitis.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of a separate 10 percent rating for cranial nerve VII due to Frey Syndrome should not be earlier than March 2, 2015. The Veteran's claims for service connection and higher ratings are remanded for further development.