Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased disability rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated treatment records from his private physician and VA providers.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, respiratory disorder, and hypertension due to presumed herbicide exposure. The claims are also reopened.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further examination and opinion regarding his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's cause of death was not due to his active duty service, and therefore, service connection for the cause of death is denied. The Veteran did not have qualifying service for non-service-connected death pension benefits, so entitlement to this benefit is also denied. Accrued benefits are not granted as there were no pending claims at the time of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder was found to be related to service, and he is granted service connection for this condition. The rating reduction from 40 percent to 20 percent for cirrhosis of the liver associated with hepatitis C was upheld.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's heart disability, including whether it is related to his service-connected PTSD or due to herbicide exposure during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was reopened and granted. His right knee disability is rated at 10 percent, with no specific rating assigned for limitation of extension.

The Board has granted the Appellant's petition to reopen her claim for service connection of cause of death, but has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether hypertension is related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's hypertension on a secondary basis due to his service-connected diabetes.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and vasodepressor syncope. The Veteran's claim for hypertension was remanded.,Service connection was not granted for the claimed conditions due to lack of evidence linking them to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of multiple sclerosis, a dental condition, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, and hypertension. The Board also remanded several issues related to knee disabilities, neurological abnormalities, and head trauma.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 20% evaluation for service-connected left foot pes planus with plantar fasciitis and bunion was denied.,The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 60% evaluation for service-connected hypertension was denied.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claims as they are now moot.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a lung disorder, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, or bilateral tinnitus. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the Veteran for VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea due to inadequate opinions in the VA examinations. The Veteran contends that his hypertension is aggravated by prescribed medication for and pain from his service-connected conditions, and his sleep apnea is secondary to or aggravated by his service-connected GERD.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate consideration of the Veteran's blood pressure readings and the need for an addendum opinion addressing the significance of all diastolic blood pressure readings over 100 in determining whether such pressure was predominant at any time. The AOJ is also instructed to obtain a Director of Compensation Service addendum opinion regarding extraschedular rating considerations, specifically addressing the Veteran's claimed symptoms of headaches, dizziness, and dyspnea related to hypertension.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to new and material evidence. The claims for tinnitus, heart disability, hypertension, and prostate cancer are remanded for additional development.

The claim to reopen the previously denied OSA service connection is denied.,The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and PTSD are remanded as new evidence has not been submitted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, 'back' disability, right ankle degenerative changes, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and migraine headaches. The claims are granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, gout, residuals of meningitis, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, schizophrenia, memory loss and diminishing capacity), staph infection (to include various skin disorders), hypertension, loss of eyesight in one eye, residuals of frostbite, ingrown toenails, and loss of teeth, are not service-connected as they were not caused by or related to active service.