Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various medical conditions, including sleep disorder (including obstructive sleep apnea), hypertension, neurological disorders, and a psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence on their etiology.

The Board has determined that a VA opinion is required to determine if the Veteran's hypertension is related to herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran served in Thailand and had active duty at U-Tapao Air Force Base, which places him within the special consideration for Vietnam Era Veterans.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The appeal is dismissed as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease. The application to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension is granted.

The Veteran's claim for residuals from rib resection surgery was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and prostate disorder were denied as there is no link between these conditions and the Veteran's active service. The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder remains under remand for further examination.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing in-service injury or disease. The Veteran's heart condition is remanded for further evaluation.,Service connection for coronary artery disease is also remanded as the Veteran claims it was caused by Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's hypertension is remanded for a new VA examination and opinion. Her increased ratings for neck and shoulder disabilities are also remanded due to the need for an assessment of flare-ups.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including left shoulder, arm, elbow, neck, vision, hypertension, skin disorder, headaches (secondary to tinnitus), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The remand requires further development such as obtaining medical records, scheduling examinations, and making attempts to obtain a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his service connection claim for hypertension was denied as the new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to diabetes, but denied service connection for congestive heart failure and hypertension. The claim for hypertension was reopened due to new evidence received since the last final denial.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50 percent since December 1, 2013. The Board found that the Veteran’s symptoms have remained constant and warrant a 50 percent rating. However, the issue of whether acne is part of his service-connected PTSD remains pending.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and hypertension were denied service connection. The Veteran's diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity was granted a 20% evaluation, effective November 12, 2010, while his right lower extremity neuropathy remained at a 10% evaluation.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from January 20, 2016. The diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy and hypertension issue is remanded for additional development.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for hypertension due to insufficient blood pressure readings prior to December 1990 and a need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's type II diabetes is presumed due to in-service herbicide exposure and granted. The Veteran's hypertension and peripheral neuropathy are remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development and adjudication due to incomplete compliance with prior remand instructions.,The Veteran's service-connected hypertension is currently rated as noncompensable, but his ED secondary to hypertension remains in dispute.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, hypertension, and a renal disorder including kidney stones. The Veteran's claims were based on direct evidence rather than presumptive exposure to herbicides or other factors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability and hypertension, which are secondary to his service-connected PTSD, MDD, and panic disorder with agoraphobia. The case is being returned for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension in April 2018, and the case is dismissed as there are no longer any allegations of error.