Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's cause of death (complications of a left hip fracture) or other significant contributing conditions (hypertension, coronary artery disease, or renal failure) may have been etiologically related to his service. The May 2017 VA records review and medical opinion is given substantial probative weight.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete medical opinions and need for clarification of aggravation findings.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, arthritis, and allergies are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining updated VA treatment records and confirming the scope of his service at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran may have a nexus between these conditions and herbicide exposure in service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and PVD. The decision also noted that new and material evidence had been received to reopen a claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss but did not find it sufficient to grant the claim.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining a VA addendum opinion and considering new evidence added to the file since the SOC. The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea did not manifest during service and is not caused or aggravated by his hypertension. Therefore, the claim for service connection for sleep apnea is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and hypertension were not related to his active service, and denied both claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to clarify the nature and etiology of his left knee disability, hypertension, and VA compensation claim under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in a prior VA examination and addendum opinion, which did not consider certain relevant medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension secondary to PTSD is now before the Board again.

The Veteran's hypertension is not related to his active service, or his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or coronary artery disease. The Board finds the VA examiners' opinions highly probative in determining that the current hypertension is not related to service, including in-service herbicide exposure (Agent Orange), or secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, both secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and in-service asbestos exposure.

The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for hypertension and supraventricular arrhythmia were denied. The effective date of service connection for supraventricular arrhythmia was also not granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing opinions regarding the etiology of his stomach disorders, cerebrovascular accident residuals, and hypertension.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune and anxiety disorder, is being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension and pseudofolliculitis barbae disabilities have been granted increased ratings, with the hypertension receiving a 10 percent rating effective December 15, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for right finger posttraumatic degenerative joint disease was denied as the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation.,Service connection for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss were both denied due to lack of in-service onset or continuity of symptomatology. Service connection for tinnitus was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his arthritis claim. The diabetes and kidney disease claims were also denied as they did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.