Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and thyroid disability due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their relationship to service, including exposure to chemicals and jet fuel.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression), and hypertension have been denied as they are not related to service.,Additional development is needed for the issue of entitlement to a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and hypertension, finding that there is insufficient medical evidence to determine if these conditions are related to his service-connected bipolar I disorder. The Veteran will need additional VA examination opinions to address this issue.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities as secondary to diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, diverticulitis, visual disorder (dry eye syndrome, cataracts, ocular hypertension), liver disorder (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis), and gout all as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension, which has required continuous medication for control since the date of service connection, is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that this rating is appropriate for the entire rating period on appeal.

The Veteran's claims for high blood pressure, left shoulder disability, right knee disability, back disability, and bilateral finger/thumb disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for irritable colon syndrome, kidney disease, residuals of a right-ankle injury, and hypertension (excluding the PACT Act presumption).

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension due to exposure to herbicide agents and/or dioxides. The Veteran's claim is being reopened based on new evidence.

The Veteran's hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy were granted service connection as they began during his active military service.,Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was also granted service connection, with the Board finding that it was secondary to his hypertension.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to incomplete records and insufficient medical opinions. The Veteran's high blood pressure claim is being remanded because VA treatment records may contain relevant information from Dr. S., but these records have not been obtained. For the left leg disability, the opinion provided by the VA examiner was deemed inadequate as it did not consider the reported in-service knee pain.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for hypertension was granted. The claim is remanded due to new evidence linking hypertension to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted. The claim is granted as his tinnitus is secondary to his diabetes and hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea due to inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and his conceded toxic exposure risks, as well as new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a vision disorder was denied as the new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for tinea cruris was denied as the new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted under the PACT Act, but service connection on a direct basis requires further development. The issue of service connection for OSA remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension and heart disability are granted as service-connected due to exposure to firefighting chemicals in service, with the heart disability being secondary to the hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed disabilities, finding that there was no credible evidence of herbicide agent exposure and insufficient medical opinions supporting a direct relationship between any of the conditions and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no current disability of hypertension during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete opinions and new evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The remaining claims for psychiatric, back, sciatica, headaches, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, and hypertension are remanded.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection and increased rating, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to assess his conditions.