Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's hypertension was not service-connected, and his residuals of right thigh shrapnel wound were rated at 10 percent since July 29, 2014. The claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings due to the need to obtain SSA records and associate VR&E records with the claims file. Additionally, a VA examination is required to assess the Veteran's functional impairment caused solely by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to his military service. The claims for service connection for gouty arthritis, cervical and lumbar spine disorders, and bilateral leg disorders are denied as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining signed informed consent forms and a medical opinion regarding negligence in performing a thoracotomy and decortication procedure on the Veteran due to his morbid obesity, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye disabilities, specifically right eye hypertension and cataracts, are not related to service or his service-connected left eye disability. The evidence does not support a finding of a connection between these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his hypertension, which substantially contributed to his death. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, so the cases are dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus is found to aggravate his claimed arterial hypertension, allowing for service connection. The TDIU claim remains pending as the effective date of the grant of service connection has not been determined.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his exposure to herbicides and verification of his reported duties in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and left knee disability as the Veteran's conditions are not related to his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that his service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or earlier effective dates.

The Veteran's hypertension and hepatitis B infection are being remanded for further development to determine their etiology, including whether they were incurred during active duty service or a period of ACDUTRA.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for an eye disability and remanded it for further development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's hypertension had its onset during service and is granted service connection. The issue of service connection for a right leg disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his cardiac disorder, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not service-connected as they did not manifest during active duty or within one year of separation.,The Veteran's hypertension is service-connected as it was present in service.

The Veteran's appeal is mixed, with some issues granted and others not. The initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae was denied, but the claims for service connection for spina bifida occulta with osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine and hypertension were partially reopened.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the remaining issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing a new opinion regarding the relationship between his hypertension and service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has aggravated his hypertension, and the Board grants service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD.