Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's service records do not show any diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, and his current condition is not considered to be due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.,His sleep disorder was diagnosed post-service and is not considered to be related to his military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension is not service connected, but due to further review and evidence collection, the case will be sent back for a new examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bunionectomy residuals of the left and right feet with DJD and chronic pain, as well as hypertension, were denied. The maximum schedular rating authorized under the applicable diagnostic codes was already in place.

The Veteran's depression is granted as secondary to her service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claims. The Board found that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents, including for left arm disability, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, transverse myelitis, bowel dysfunction, and neurogenic bladder. The claims are being reviewed as presumptive based on herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cervical and thoracolumbar spine disorders, including as secondary to service-connected bilateral shoulder disabilities.

The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for hypertension and service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities. The Veteran's hypertension is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents or his service-connected diabetes mellitus, but a VA examination is needed to determine if it is at least as likely as not that the hypertension began during active service, was noted during service with continuity of symptomatology since service, or is proximately due to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The same applies for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities.

The Veteran's death was caused by a motor vehicle accident, and the appellant contends that his service-connected seizure disorder contributed to the accident. The Board has remanded for an addendum opinion from a VA physician regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s cause of death.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and an unspecified headache disorder, but denied service connection for gastritis, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an enlarged prostate, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, and hypertension are denied. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral knee disability, low back disability, erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD), and headaches (secondary to PTSD) are not related to service. The claims for these conditions have been remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claim for a VA examination and medical opinion to determine if any diagnosed cardiovascular disability is related to in-service exposure to commercial herbicides, as the Veteran contends.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a heart disability was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. His hypertension claim, however, was granted as new and material evidence has been received.,The Veteran's PFB, sleep apnea, and TDIU claims are remanded as the Board finds that VA examinations are needed to determine their etiology.

Service connection for hyperlipidemia, headaches, hyperthyroidism, depression, Peyronie's disease, colon polyps, West Nile virus, tinea, GERD, intestinal disorder (to include IBS and chronic diarrhea), back condition, hypothyroidism, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction is denied.,Service connection for PTSD was awarded on February 13, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as the Veteran does not have a current disability related to such during the pendency of his claim and there is no recent diagnosis prior to filing.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service connected. However, the Veteran's hypertension cannot be linked to his military service and thus is denied.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, headaches, COPD, hypertension, bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder are all denied as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by an in-service injury, event, or illness, nor is there sufficient evidence to establish their relationship to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's cervical spine condition was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period; continuity of symptomatology is not established; and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran has not had a low back disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.,The Veteran’s right hip disability did not begin during active service and is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran’s left hip disability did not begin during active service and is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran has not had a bilateral eye disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.,The Veteran's hypertension was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period; continuity of symptomatology is not established; and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.