Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including COPD, Paget's Disease, metabolic disorders, hypertension, gastric ulcer, and right thyroid nodule/goiter, to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus due to additional substantive development being required.

The Board has granted service connection for kidney disease/condition due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. However, the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, enlarged prostate with urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and blurred vision are not related to his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has denied service connection for heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The case is being remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence of a link between his hypertension and in-service herbicide exposure. The Board also found that hypertension can be presumed due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lupus was denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of lupus and that any functional impairment related to a lupus-like disorder is addressed below.,Service connection for hypertension, secondary to PTSD, was remanded due to the lack of a presumptive association between hypertension and exposure to tactical herbicides.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and PTSD with depression have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service connection claim for anemia is granted. The claims for right and left ankle disabilities, hypertension, kidney disease, and neoplasms are remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims of service connection for lumbar spine disability and bilateral knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection for residuals of a traumatic head injury and vascular disease, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's private attorney argues that these conditions are related to his service-connected seizure disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 26, 2012 for dependency allowance was denied as the required certification of dependents' status was not received within one year of a September 2000 notification letter. The Board found that there was no clear evidence to rebut the presumption of regularity regarding the delivery of the September 2000 notice.

The Board has determined that the Appellant meets the criteria for special monthly pension benefits based on the need for aid and attendance due to her disabilities, which include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, osteoporosis, hearing loss, and poor balance. The decision grants this benefit.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and strokes as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's hypertension was not shown to be related to service, and the claim for this condition is denied.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, migraine headaches, coronary artery disease, GERD, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to a lack of proper notice and development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable rating for various conditions are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 15, 2014 for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Board found that the correct date of service connection for tinnitus was September 15, 2014.,Service connection for high blood pressure is denied as there is no evidence showing it had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's hypertension was granted service connection effective July 12, 1976.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for glaucoma is dismissed.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for sinusitis; allergies is dismissed.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for hypertension is dismissed.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for kidney removal is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus granting his claim for TDIU.