Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a finding that VA failed in its duty to assist regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension based on herbicide exposure. The Veteran will be provided with an additional VA examination and medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including panic disorder and stress urinary incontinence, have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and is not otherwise related to his military service. As such, service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of hypertension and pseudophakia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension does not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable disability rating at any point during the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension due to presumed exposure to herbicides in the Republic of Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for basal cell carcinoma and hypertension, finding no evidence of a direct relationship to service or the presumption of herbicide exposure. The Veteran's current conditions were not shown during service or within one year post-service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension began in service and is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The bilateral eye disorder (hyperopia and astigmatism) is also considered secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining unit records and deck logs for the USS Mahopac during relevant time periods to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination and opinion are necessary to determine the nature, extent, onset and etiology of the Veteran's hypertension. The case is REMANDED for these actions.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected hypertension, left knee DJD, and right knee DJD. The RO will need to provide a new rating decision addressing these issues.

The Veteran's hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and headache disabilities are found to be service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case for a new examination to address whether medications taken for service-connected right knee arthritis have aggravated the Veteran's hypertension. The examiner must specifically discuss chronic kidney disease and its role in the Veteran's hypertension.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II, with associated complications, is rated at the highest possible schedular rating of 100 percent effective September 14, 2015.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in service and is not related to his diabetes mellitus type II. The evidence does not support a grant of service connection for hypertension.

The Board has ordered another remand due to the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension. The case is now being returned to the AOJ for further development and readjudication.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to address the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his herbicide exposure during service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining records from a private physician and confirming the Veteran's dates of service. The Veteran's hypertension disability will be evaluated in more detail during the examination process.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment for the period prior to September 25, 2013.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment as of January 3, 2012.