Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a hearing before the Board. The issues of service connection for hypertension and PTSD are still under consideration.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the inextricability of the pending increased rating and service connection claims. The RO/AMC will adjudicate these claims before considering the TDIU claim.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent rating, effective June 3, 2010. The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have not met the criteria for a higher initial disability rating.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to service. His hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.,His burn scar of the right thigh is manifested by pain on examination, warranting a 10% rating effective October 23, 2008. He has radiculopathy of the left lower extremity with mild incomplete paralysis and associated symptoms. His coronary artery disease is stable but not productive of specific complications.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension may be related to service-connected ischemic heart disease, but not due to herbicide exposure. The case is REMANDED for a VA examination and further development.

The Veteran died from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which was not service-connected. The Board found that the Veteran's dementia and hypertension did not have onset during active service or within one year of active service, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and providing the Veteran with a VA examination to address his hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, issuing a statement of the case on increased ratings for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, residual shrapnel scars of the left chest and hands, residual shrapnel scars of the face head and neck, and foot fungus of the bilateral great toes, scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his heart condition, hypertension, and right eye condition, and readjudicating the claim.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development due to missing documents and unclear appeal history.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private medical records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the etiology of his hypertension and sleep disorder, and readjudicating the claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for hypertension due to service and/or secondary to PTSD, including a request for VA treatment records from before 1997.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent, eczema at 10 percent prior to November 17, 2011 and onychomycosis and pseudofolliculitis barbae are each rated at 10 percent. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran was granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and hypertension. He is presumed to have glaucoma due to his military service, benign prostatic hypertrophy due to herbicide exposure, and erectile dysfunction also due to herbicide exposure.,Service connection for sleep apnea has been denied as the Veteran did not provide evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension and headache disorder are not related to his service-connected PTSD or any other in-service event, injury, or illness. The evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected major depressive disorder, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hypertension and a TDIU was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the schedular criteria for an increased rating, and determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. Service connection claims for various conditions are pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosis during or within one year after service. The Board also found that his current hypertension is not related to his service-connected PTSD with depression.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to schedule a Travel Board hearing. The Veteran is requested to choose between an in-person or videoconference hearing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder rotator cuff disability, DJD and DDD of the lumbar spine, and heart disability (to include hypertension and CAD) were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claim for service connection is denied.