Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for left ankle disability and hypertension due to potential aggravation during Reserve service, and a need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, hypertension, headaches, PTSD, and left testicular torsion are being remanded to obtain additional information and evidence.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is also being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gout of the left foot, an initial compensable rating for hypertension, and a compensable initial rating for residual scar, lumbar microdiskectomy. The appeal was remanded for additional development regarding the Veteran's claim for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for hypertension and granted service connection for a low back disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), but remanded the claims for service connection for neck disability and secondary service connection for hypertension.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether hypertension is aggravated by service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted at a 10 percent rating. The Board has remanded cases regarding his right leg, left leg, and left knee disabilities for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for multiple sclerosis and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and hypertension, as well as his claim for TDIU prior to June 25, 2013. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear otitis media, sinus arrhythmia/tachycardia, and hypertension (HTN) as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The right shoulder disability is denied due to lack of a current diagnosis.,Service connection for dermatitis was also granted.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, IBS, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The claim for bladder cancer is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lower back disability and hypertension are granted. The claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity neurologic condition is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension are granted as presumptive due to herbicide agent exposure during his service in Thailand.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a heart murmur due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 10 percent, and his claim for service connection of a kidney disability secondary to his hypertension has been reopened but remains remanded for further development.

The Veteran's skin disability is denied as service connection, but the Board has remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his psychiatric disorder and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including thyroid disorder, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, arterial condition, hypertension, and osteoporosis, as well as secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction. The evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the failure to notify him of his scheduled VA examinations, lack of post-service treatment records, and need for additional examination.

The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hypertension is dismissed. The earlier effective date prior to July 26, 2011 for the grant of service connection for hypertension is denied. Service connection for a heart disability as secondary to service-connected hypertension is granted.

The Veteran's hypertension and migraine headaches have been evaluated, but her service connection for hypertension has been denied. Her migraine headaches are currently rated at 30%.

The claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are now granted. The remaining issues related to right knee disability, bilateral pes planus, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, tinea pedis, hypertension, migraine headaches, and sinus condition are remanded for further development.