Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's kidney disorder and sleep apnea are service-connected, but the Board has found no current disability associated with a sleep disorder other than OSA that is not related to his service-connected PTSD. The claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension was granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and clarifying the appellant's last known address. The VA spine examiner will be asked to distinguish between symptoms caused by service-connected injuries and those caused by post-service work-related injuries.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, and he was assigned a disability rating of 10 percent for his cervical spine disability. His claim for an increased disability rating for prostatitis prior to July 1, 2013, and greater than 40 percent from that date, was also granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension, as well as his TDIU claim, have been granted. The temporary total evaluation for colon surgery was denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his service connection claims, specifically the depressive disorder claim. The prostate cancer rating issue remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for hypertension is being remanded due to the need for another VA examination to assess the severity of his condition.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent since January 28, 2013. His hypertension claim was denied as not related to service or secondary to PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of aortic stenosis is etiologically related to his service-connected hypertension, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinion and missing VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been denied. The Board found that new evidence was received to reopen the claim of left leg peripheral neuropathy, but did not find a relationship between his current condition and service-connected diabetes mellitus or hypertension.

The Veteran's death was caused by acute pulmonary edema, chronic ischemic heart disease, high blood pressure, and COPD. The appeal is remanded to obtain a medical opinion on the cause of death and to address the issue of burial benefits.

The Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service and has continued since service. The Board finds that the criteria for entitlement to service connection for tinnitus have been met.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a chronic low back disorder and diabetes mellitus type II with multiple symptoms. The claims were not reopened for other conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted on a secondary basis to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. His coronary artery disease and type II diabetes mellitus are both denied initial higher ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, residuals of cervical dysplasia, and chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs), as well as a rating in excess of 10 percent for a painful scar of a donor site, status post-left nephrectomy. The Board found that there was no evidence of a link between the Veteran's current conditions and her service.

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

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated by active duty service, and denied both claims.

The Veteran's hypertension and heart disorders were not shown during service or within one year of discharge, and the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service. The presumption for herbicide exposure is inapplicable as hypertension is not listed under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e) and ischemic heart disease was not shown within one year of last exposure.