Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's alcohol dependence, hypertension, and liver disease (steatohepatitis) are all found to be secondary to his service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood. The separate claim for an anxiety disorder is dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need to obtain his service treatment records from Afghanistan and provide him with a VA examination regarding his claimed disabilities, including back pain, shortness of breath, fatigue/sleep disorder, chest pain, hypertension, heartburn, low testosterone, skin rashes, migraines/nausea/vertigo, and memory loss. The examiner must consider the Veteran's exposure to burn pits in Afghanistan.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, hypertension, sleep apnea, and fibromyalgia have been denied as there is no evidence of a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30% prior to March 7, 2014 and at 50% thereafter. The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion regarding hypertension. Service connection for PTSD and hypertension are not granted.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been denied. The appeal to restore the rating for cervical spine DDD has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not requiring a VA examination for hypertension, which may be related to service. The Veteran's representative argues that this issue should be addressed.

The Board has granted service connection for TDIU due to major depressive disorder, but denied service connection for obesity and hypertension secondary to the same condition. The Veteran is now eligible for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and a sleep disorder was granted effective May 1, 2013. The rating for tinnitus was also granted effective May 1, 2013. A 50 percent rating for PTSD is assigned.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine as secondary to a service-connected knee disability. Service connection was denied for hypertension and prostate disability.

The Veteran's claim for hypertension was reopened and granted. The claims for sleep apnea, right hip arthritis (limitation of flexion), and major depressive disorder were denied. Right hip arthritis remains rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person is granted. The effective date for TDIU is remanded due to incomplete information regarding SSA disability benefits.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee disorder, and hypertension. The Veteran's service connection claims are pending due to the need for additional records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient medical opinions and records. The Veteran is being asked to undergo VA examinations for his diabetes, eye disabilities, lower extremity neurological conditions, heart disabilities, hypertension, and a balance disorder.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's current condition was not present during military service and is not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that it is not proximately due to or the result of, or aggravated beyond its natural progression by service-connected PTSD.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as to this issue, but remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the underlying service connection matter.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sleep apnea due to lack of evidence showing a causal relationship between these conditions and his service-connected disability.

The Veteran's hypertension was incurred during his period of active service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension, a rating in excess of 20 percent for the residuals of compression fracture at L2 and L3 with deformity of a vertebral body, and entitlement to special monthly compensation based on loss of use of bilateral lower extremities.

The Board has remanded several issues, including the rating for a headache disability, chronic kidney disease with hypertension, sinusitis, and heart disability. The TDIU claim is also remanded due to new evidence and possible improvement in service-connected conditions.