Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and action to ensure compliance with the instructions in the Joint Motion for Remand.

The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 7101. The Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development of medical records, including those from the Veteran's Reserve service and her husband's military hospitals. The Veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to afford the Veteran an adequate VA examination and clarify his service connection claim for hypertension, including as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to additional evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's hypertension began during his second period of active service and has been continuous since then. The issue of service connection for coronary artery disease is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for PTSD was granted with a rating of 70 percent effective January 28, 2009. The claims for service connection and increased ratings for hypertension, sleep apnea, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and diabetes mellitus were denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence, including a lack of VA treatment records from the last twenty years of the Veteran's life. The appellant must provide additional medical records for consideration.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for postoperative residuals of bilateral inguinal hernia, hypertension, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including an examination to assess his employability and consideration of whether he meets the criteria for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's hypertension is service-connected as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claim for hepatitis was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for cerebrovascular disease with residual mild left upper extremity weakness associated with diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy remains in effect, rated at 20 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability and hypertension are being remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records and insufficient information on his alleged service stressors.

The Veteran's hypertension was rated at 10 percent prior to December 1, 2007 and increased to a compensable rating of 10 percent from December 1, 2007 to the present.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether it is proximately due to or caused by his service-connected PTSD, and if so, whether it has been aggravated by his PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are denied as the evidence does not support a link between his claimed conditions and his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have current cardiomyopathy with atrial fibrillation or hypertension, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for hypertension, finding no clear and unmistakable error in their previous decision.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred or aggravated during military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's coronary artery disease, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension are secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran is granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been submitted. The issues are whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen his claims of hypertension with postoperative residuals of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction, as well as kidney disease including nephropathy, both claimed as secondary to service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus, and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.