Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder and remanded the issues of hypertension, right shoulder arthritis, surgical scars of the right shoulder, and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II are being remanded.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is not warranted as the Veteran does not have a current disability that meets VA's definition of hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his hypertension and active military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for hypertension and a heart disability, as the medical opinions provided were inadequate.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions of hypertension, Sjogren’s syndrome, bilateral hip disability, neck disability, back disability, asthma, bilateral CTS, left knee disorder, and seizures are all granted. The claims for a bilateral shoulder disability, IBS, and TMJ syndrome have been denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition, hypertension, and jungle rot have been denied.,Service connection for PTSD has been granted but the Veteran is seeking an increased rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with its previous remand directives regarding the relationship between hypertension and presumed herbicide exposure, as well as the aggravation by service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's hypertension was first diagnosed in service and is at least as likely as not related to service. The Board granted the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2 is found to be the primary cause of his COPD, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease of both lower extremities, and hypertension. The initial rating for diabetes mellitus type 2 has been granted at 20 percent.

The Veteran's cause of death was due to essential (primary) hypertension, which is not service-connected. The Board found no evidence linking the hypertension to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic allergies, sinusitis/rhinitis, and hypertension. The Board found that the Veteran's chronic allergies preexisted his military service and were not aggravated by it. The Board also determined that hypertension was not caused or aggravated by the claimed chronic allergies.

The Veteran's hypertension and hypothyroidism were not shown to be related to service, and the effective dates for tinnitus and degenerative disc disease, L4-L5, L5-S1, are denied.,Service connection for tinnitus and degenerative disc disease, L4-L5, L5-S1, is granted with an effective date of September 15, 2014. However, the Veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates remain pending.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding no evidence to support a link between the condition and military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, COPD, acne, residuals of sebaceous cyst removal, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as related to Agent Orange exposure due to a lack of medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and the medical opinions provided by VA physicians found that the conditions were not caused or aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or posttraumatic stress disorder.

Your appeal for service connection for hypertension has been dismissed because you withdrew your request to continue the appeal.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bruxism due to insufficient medical opinions addressing secondary aggravation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension and acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) are related to his military service, specifically due to PTSD. The case is being sent back for further examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence and an incomplete record review. The Veteran's hypertension is being reviewed for possible secondary service connection with his asbestosis.

The Veteran's hypertension and coronary artery disease were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there is no evidence of such conditions during his active duty. The Board also found that the diagnoses are not within one year of separation from service.,For the left knee disability, the Veteran has been granted a temporary total rating due to convalescence following a total knee replacement from October 13, 2015, through December 1, 2016. The claim for an increased rating is denied.