Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme was caused or aggravated by his hypertension, which is presumed to be related to Agent Orange exposure.

The appeal of the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election, while the claim for hypertension was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and a rating greater than 30 percent for service-connected right hip replacement with degenerative arthritis. The claim for a compensable rating for scar, status post right hip replacement was withdrawn.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and denied increased ratings for TBI, hypertension, PTSD, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension and an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for COPD due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's military service. The other issues related to service connection are being remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension due to a need for a new VA opinion that adequately addresses in-service records documenting hypertrophic tonsils and medical literature discussing enlarged tonsils as a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected hypothyroidism, for further development and a supplemental opinion.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, tremors (claimed as Parkinson's disease), erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy and vascular disease in the extremities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, a heart disorder, and GERD due to incomplete VA opinions.

The Board granted service connection for systolic heart murmur, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, metastatic disease of the spine, hypertension (HTN), hepatic lesions, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, epigastric pain, and reticuloendothelial disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lung cancer. Hyperlipidemia was denied.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and sleep apnea as these conditions were not etiologically related to the Veteran's service, including exposure to ionizing radiation and TCE.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, heart disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension, as well as entitlement to a special monthly pension, due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the matter for further development and readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, as the medical opinion provided is not adequate.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for hypertension as the evidence did not show diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus as moot, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis prior to August 10, 2022, based on in-service exposure to herbicides.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, cervical spine disability, bilateral hip disability, vertigo, bilateral hamstring disability, pelvic disability, and kidney disability to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating from March 17, 2010 to March 9, 2016, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter for symptoms other than painful facial scars, above right ear lateral scalp, but granted a 10 percent rating from March 9, 2016.