Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection for hypertension and a TDIU. The Board has remanded the hypertension claim due to disagreement with its denial, while the TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's hypertension is presumptively related to his active duty service in Vietnam, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not support a finding of herbicide exposure during service.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and granted it, finding that new and material evidence had been received. The Veteran's history of hypertension with an onset in 1968 is supported by his own testimony and medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by or related to his service-connected conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder and hypertension. The cerebrovascular disease is considered a separate condition unrelated to service.

The Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae is currently rated as noncompensably disabling. The Board finds that the June 2010 VA examination was adequate and addresses all relevant aspects of the Veteran's symptomatology.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing the case.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals in September 2014, leaving no issues for the Board to decide.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient examination reports and incomplete information in the claims file.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to obtain additional private treatment records and provide an addendum opinion regarding the service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for memory loss due to withdrawal by the appellant's attorney. The claims of service connection for hypertension, low back strain with neurological damage, and TIAs, stroke, and seizure disorder have been reopened but are denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or post-service treatment records indicate they began within one year following discharge from service. Service connection for DMII and glaucoma has also been denied due to lack of evidence showing their onset in service or a link to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as the evidence did not establish a link between his claimed conditions and his active military service, including presumed herbicide exposure. The Board found that testicular cancer is not associated with herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal involves increased ratings for multiple service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease of both legs. The Board has ordered additional examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's peripheral edema of the right and left lower extremities is found to be related to his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD).,There is no evidence that the low back disorder, diagnosed as degenerative joint and disc disease, was incurred in or aggravated by service. The examiner opined it may not be presumed to have been incurred therein due to lack of diagnosis within one year post-service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional development of the medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the AOJ for consideration of additional evidence and clarification of his intentions regarding the claims for higher initial ratings for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease and left knee degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran's hypertension required continuous medication for control but was predominantly manifested by diastolic pressure readings under 100 and systolic pressure readings under 160. Therefore, an initial compensable rating is not warranted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus as secondary to exposure to chemical dioxins. The remaining issues of increased evaluations and service connection are remanded due to the need for a VA examination.