Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to ensure the Veteran's claims are evaluated properly, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, and sleep apnea.

The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for hypertension, either as directly related to service or secondary to PTSD. The Veteran's hypertension was diagnosed after his separation from active duty and there is no clear cause-effect relationship established between it and his service.

The Veteran's hypertension and back disability have not been found to be related to service.,VA has determined that the Veteran's CAD warrants a 30 percent rating prior to November 7, 2016, and a 60 percent rating thereafter.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, tinnitus, psychiatric disorder, hypertension, knee joint pains, myalgia, weight loss, and fatigue have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of a current disability or continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension due to additional development being required, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current hypertension disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is attributable to service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that there was no credible evidence of service in Vietnam and thus no basis for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(a)(6)(iii).

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss since September 30, 2014 is denied. The Board also found that there is no evidence of service connection for hypertension or residuals of frostbite.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his occupational functioning. The issue of entitlement to an extraschedular rating will also be remanded.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not begin during service or within one year of separation, and was not shown to be related to any in-service disease or injury. The Board also determined that there is no evidence of continuous symptoms since service separation.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for hypertension due to new and material evidence. However, a VA examination is needed to determine whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to active service or caused by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the cause of the Veteran's lung disability and whether it is related to her service. The case is therefore being remanded for additional examination and review.

The Veteran's hypertension is found to be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, which was caused by herbicide exposure in the Republic of Vietnam. As a result, the Board grants service connection for hypertension.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, right eye condition with vision loss due to in-service trauma, and prostate condition. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment, warranting a grant of TDIU.

The Veteran is granted service connection for depressive disorder and hypertension. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise with respect to whether these conditions are related to his active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are currently rated at 10 percent each, with no higher ratings warranted based on current symptomatology.,Service connection for hypertension is granted as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, cervical spine disorder, and lumbar spine disorder. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any presumptive exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is not etiologically related to his active duty service or any other service-connected disability, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.