Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and the residuals of a stroke. The claims for lumbar spine disability, neck disability, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for a TDIU determination, and referred it to VA's Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II, eye disorder, hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease are all denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or service connection.,Service connection for cerebrovascular accident was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims of service connection for right eye disability, gastroenteritis (abdominal pain), bilateral hearing loss disability, diverticulitis, and hypertension are remanded due to new evidence received. The VA will conduct further examinations and provide medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for several conditions, including a right little finger disability, lumbar spine disability, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and residuals of gynecomastia surgery. The case is remanded to obtain further examinations regarding left shoulder disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his primary or contributory causes of death were not caused by his military service or related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left knee and low back pain, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction, resulted in a combined rating of 40 percent. The Board found that the Veteran met the schedular criteria for TDIU from February 23, 2018 to March 29, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, finding that the appellant's hypertension during service is a recognized chronic disease and his current coronary artery disease developed as part of this condition.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome has been granted service connection. Service connection for fibromyalgia, acid reflux, and other conditions have been denied.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and the Board dismissed it due to lack of an active appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The Board found that the evidence established a current disability, continuity of symptomatology since service, and a nexus between the claimed in-service injury or disease and the current condition.,Service connection has been granted for obstructive sleep apnea as it is related to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus due to insufficient evidence showing that hypertension was caused or permanently aggravated by diabetes.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, an eating disorder/obesity, a left knee disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been denied. However, the claims for these conditions have been reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.,Service connection has been granted for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension, finding no evidence of a nexus to service. The Veteran's claim for benign prostatic hypertrophy with a history of chronic prostatitis is remanded due to lack of an examination in the most recent VA examination.,Service connection was not granted for coronary artery disease and percutaneous coronary intervention as there was insufficient evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's service-connected multinodular goiter, status post thyroidectomy, is currently rated as 30 percent disabling. The Board has remanded the case for a new examination to determine whether the Veteran suffers from residuals that could be independently rated under the new criteria and for opinions on the etiology of her hypertension and endocrine disability.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for alcohol abuse, an increased rating for anxiety disorder, and a TDIU due to unresolved issues. The skin disorder claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted since the last denial.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including tinnitus and a heart condition other than hypertension, were denied. The claim for service connection for a dental condition was also denied. Service connection for residuals of a left elbow fracture is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for continued payment of SMC at the housebound rate as he did not meet the statutory requirements for one service-connected disability rated as 100% and separate disabilities rated at 60% or higher, nor was he permanently housebound by reason of service-connected disability or disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure. The claims for scrotal cellulitis and perineal ulcers, and PTSD are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection of a left hip condition, left knee condition, lung conditions (including asthma and bronchitis), and hypertension. The issues have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.