Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, asthma, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and tinnitus. The claims for service connection for hepatitis C and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as secondary to valvular heart disease with endocarditis due to a medical opinion stating that hypertension was less likely than not caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected condition.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes, type II and peripheral neuropathy of the feet as secondary to that condition. The claims for hypertension, heart disease, colon cancer, and skin cancer were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for a left wrist disability and hypertension is remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but dismissed the appeals for pre-diabetes, headaches, high blood pressure, and PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology, including exposure to toxins during service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent rating, and the appeal to establish service connection for hypertension was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sarcoidosis of the lung 4th stage, skin, head and remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, joint pain (all) (also claimed as right hip), and peripheral neuropathy (also claimed as lower extremities).

The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the issues of increased ratings for left knee, right knee, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining issues for further development.

The Board denied increased ratings for irritable bowel syndrome, neurogenic bladder, and sensory neuropathy of the lower extremities but granted a separate 20 percent rating for sciatic radiculopathy. The claims for service connection for asthma, glaucoma, and hypertension were also denied.

The Board remands the claims for a recurrent skin disability, sleep disability, respiratory disability, esophageal disability, left ankle disability, gastrointestinal disability, hypertension, and lumbar spine disability to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and hypertension based on the evidence showing in-service exposures to non-tactical herbicides, which are linked to these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, left ear otitis, and seborrheic keratosis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for common variable immunoglobulin deficiency as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis/pulmonary fibrosis (interstitial lung disease) with pulmonary hypertension, but remanded the claim for further development regarding pulmonary hypertension.

The Board denied increased ratings for COPD with OSA, headaches, and hypertension, but granted a separate 20 percent rating for meniscal tear of the left knee from August 27, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraines, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, and Hashimoto's disease, all to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic headaches, GERD, and hypertension, secondary to service-connected PTSD, due to deficiencies in the prior VA examination opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring VA to obtain additional private medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event to justify a grant of service connection.