Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and tension headaches due to inextricably intertwined issues with the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.,Service connection is denied for tinnitus, hypertension, and a cerebrovascular accident (claimed as stroke).

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in a previous VA opinion regarding whether hypertension is related to service-connected anxiety disorder and if it was caused or aggravated by that condition.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and higher ratings was dismissed due to withdrawal. The RO granted a 20% rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, PTSD prior to May 21, 2012, and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and hepatitis C. The reasons given were that the conditions did not manifest in service or within a presumptive period, there was no evidence of continuity of symptomatology, and there was insufficient medical opinion linking the conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found no current diagnoses of asthma, sinusitis, or allergic rhinitis related to service exposure. Service connection was granted for valvular heart disease with a staged rating from January 16, 2017. Increased ratings were denied for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, hypertension, and back disability.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA, hypertension, cardiomyopathy and hypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failure, aortic aneurysm, and acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression and generalized anxiety disorder) due to the Veteran's in-service conditions.,Service connection is also granted for these conditions on a secondary basis to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and hypertension, as both conditions are claimed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's personnel records show he repaired aircraft at Royal Thai Airforce Bases Ubon and Takhli during his service in Thailand.

The Board has granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertrophy of prostate on a causation basis, and hypertension due to herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran's duties placed him at or near the perimeter of Udorn Air Force Base in Thailand, which is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents.

The claim for hypertension is reopened and granted. The claims for respiratory disorder, ulcer, GERD, foot condition, and skin condition are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and medical opinions. The issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus and its secondary effects are still pending.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including shoulder, elbow, neck, hip, left knee, right knee, left ankle, arm, leg, hand, sinusitis, heart, hypertension, stomach, cancer, foot, diabetes mellitus, brain injury, and seizure disability. The decision was based on the lack of competent evidence supporting these claims.,The Board also remanded service connection for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, respiratory disability, headache, earlier effective date for right ankle disability, and service connection for a disability of the hips.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as being secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's attempts to reopen his claims for service connection for a back injury and hypertension, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals of service connection for asbestosis and gastritis, and has remanded the remaining issues.

The Board has determined that additional evidence received since the August 2015 statement of the case warrants a remand for further action on the issues of service connection for various disabilities.

The Veteran's hemorrhoid disability is granted as service-connected. The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates and remanded several issues related to his spine, knees, hearing loss, sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, hypertension, varicocele, and epididymitis.

The Board has remanded the claims for PTSD, sleep apnea, hypertension, acid reflux, and erectile dysfunction due to in-service stressors and current medical evidence.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various psychiatric, hearing, back, hypertension, migraine headaches, tinnitus, shoulder, frostbite, circulatory problems, lymphadenopathy and TBI disorders have been reopened. However, the claims remain denied as there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for asthma, hypertension, and left knee disorder due to a potential issue with the service dates. The case will be reviewed again after verifying the period of service from March 15 to April 7, 2002.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, given new evidence of albuminuria. The issue of presumptive service connection for hypertension due to presumed in-service herbicide exposure will also be addressed.