Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and incomplete records. The Veteran is entitled to additional etiology opinions on his acquired psychiatric, respiratory, cardiac, vestibular, hearing loss/tinnitus, and orthopedic disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to herbicide agent exposure. The claims for right upper extremity, left upper extremity, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are denied due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, and denied service connection for hypertension. The erectile dysfunction is found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back and joint disabilities. Service connection for sinusitis is established based on direct evidence of a current disability during military service. Service connection for hypertension was denied due to insufficient evidence linking in-service elevated blood pressure readings to current hypertension.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, left ankle arthritis, and hypertension. The claims of entitlement to service connection for migraines and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, which is the minimum required for diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more. The appeal was granted.

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error and remands the case for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of hypertension, specifically whether it is related to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for type II diabetes, a heart disability, and hypertension due to an error in providing notice of the right to a hearing before the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis. The issues have not been decided yet.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), and rheumatoid arthritis for further examination and opinion regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as his current disability level does not warrant a compensable rating.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss is denied as the earliest available effective date is February 15, 2023.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and other acquired psychiatric disorders are denied as there is no persuasive evidence of a current diagnosis or causal relationship to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence when the claim is readjudicated.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between his service-connected degenerative disc disease (DDD) and his claimed conditions. The Board finds that further examination and opinion are needed.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral patellofemoral syndrome of the knees and lumbar strain, with weight gain as an intermediary step. The decision resolves all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction have been granted with effective dates of January 5, 2022. The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in Thailand during his service, which is presumed for these conditions under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's hypertension and gastrointestinal disorder claims are being remanded due to deficiencies in the medical opinions provided. The issues of service connection for these conditions will be reconsidered with new evidence considered.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to his service, specifically his participation in a toxic exposure risk activity during his active service in Saudi Arabia. However, the Board has not obtained a medical opinion on this issue and therefore remands the case for further examination.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, left thumb disability, heart condition, hypertension, right and left knee disabilities, peripheral neuropathies in the upper and lower extremities, migraine headaches, and psychiatric disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of continuity of symptoms or a nexus to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were denied in previous rating decisions. The Board is remanding the case to determine if the Appellant received the month-of-death benefit and to conduct an accounting of any payment.

The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds no evidence to support a higher rating based on his blood pressure readings during the appeal period.