Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has granted a 100 percent schedular rating for diabetes mellitus and a 10 percent schedular rating for hypertension, effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of new evidence received at the Board in September 2013.

The Board has remanded the issue of eligibility for payment of attorney fees from past-due benefits due to its inextricability with another claim, specifically the evaluation of chronic renal insufficiency with hypertension. The appeal is not about service connection.

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against finding that the Veteran has an acquired psychiatric disability related to service, and thus his claims for service connection are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinion and further development of the record.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not caused by or related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and readjudication.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss warrants a 20 percent rating. The claim for increased tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to decision. Service connection for low back disability, headaches, knee disabilities, hypertension, and shoulder disabilities have been established based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of vision loss, left eye; hypertension; a left knee disability; allergic rhinitis; hearing loss and tinnitus have been withdrawn prior to the Board promulgating a decision.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on being bedridden, housebound, or in need of aid and attendance of another due to service-connected disabilities is remanded as the VA examinations did not adequately address his overall combined impairment.

The Veteran's hypertension, chronic obstructive sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction are being remanded for further development to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, hypertension secondary to PTSD, and onychomycosis have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran had a diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service stressors, and his lay statements were sufficient to establish these events. Hypertension was also diagnosed as part of the examination, but the examiner opined it is not likely caused by service or PTSD alone.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected PTSD with anxiety and depression, thus granting service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between his hypertension and service-connected PTSD, as well as clarifying whether he receives SSA disability benefits.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities has been dismissed as this matter is moot due to the RO's award of service connection in an August 2012 rating decision. The remaining claims on appeal are addressed in the remand following the order.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in service and is not related to his service-connected PTSD. The claim for service connection for hemorrhoids remains pending as it has been remanded.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, or hypertension that is related to his military service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has granted reopening of the previously denied claim for service connection for hypertension and found that new and material evidence supports this claim.

The Veteran's claims for Parkinson's disease and hypertension were denied as they are not related to service or herbicide exposure.,Service connection was also denied for COPD due to insufficient evidence, and the case is being remanded for further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The residuals of a chest injury are also not related to service.