Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for low back disability is granted as his current low back disability is a chronic disability and he has experienced continuity of symptomatology since the injury during service.

The Veteran's GERD was granted a 30 percent evaluation prior to April 7, 2016. The initial compensable evaluation for his hemorrhoids and hypertension were also granted.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with hypertension and finds that a kidney disability, including focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, had its onset during service. The Veteran's hypertension is also presumed to have occurred in service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, TBI residuals, and headaches have been granted. The examiner found that the Veteran's PTSD medications caused or aggravated his erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, a skin disability (claimed as a rash), prostate cancer, and hypertension, all of which were not found to be related to service or secondary to radiation or Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric and physical conditions. The claims will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for Diabetes Mellitus Type II, Hypertension, and Depressive Disorder, NOS. The Veteran's sleep apnea is being remanded to determine if it is related to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further medical guidance concerning the matters of direct service connection and aggravation on a secondary basis as to sleep apnea and hypertension, as well as further clarification on the matter of Agent Orange exposure and hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the merits has been granted, and he is now receiving a 100 percent evaluation for his heart condition (CAD). His renal insufficiency with hypertension is rated at 60 percent. He also receives SMC based on housebound status due to his CAD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection due to a lack of evidence showing that a claim form was received within one year of his intent to file, which would have made March 31, 2015, the date of claim. The earliest effective date assigned is April 4, 2016.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues listed, including service connection claims and increased rating claims. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, bilateral hearing loss, genital herpes, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder and depression) as new and material evidence was not received to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, stomach cancer, and right foot disorder were denied. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety) was granted.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and gastroparesis is rated at 20 percent prior to June 9, 2016, and 60 percent thereafter. The Veteran's atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease (CAD) is also rated at 60 percent since May 10, 2016. Service connection has been established for right and left upper extremity neuropathy, lip disability, mitral regurgitation and tricuspid regurgitation, glaucoma/cataracts, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and gastroparesis as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a TBI was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that is a residual of a TBI in service. The claims for back and neck disabilities, and hypertension secondary to PTSD were not adjudicated due to the need for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete VA examinations and insufficient opinions regarding service connection claims. The Veteran's vertigo, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and psychiatric disabilities are among the issues being addressed.

The Veteran's service connection claims for a psychiatric disorder and hypertension are granted. The Board finds that the onset of both conditions is related to his military service from September 1986 to October 1990.