Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's requests to reopen claims for service connection for GERD, a heart condition, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy in the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and PTSD with anxiety and depression have been granted. The Board has considered new evidence that was not previously of record at the time of the prior final rating decision.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted based on the PACT Act, presumptively associated with herbicide exposure in Vietnam.,There is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for polycythemia vera and ulcerative colitis.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an expert medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have caused or aggravated his hyperlipidemia, and if so, whether this condition has caused or aggravated any of his other conditions beyond its natural progression.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for migraine headaches is being remanded due to the need for a VA opinion regarding whether his current migraines are caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes, hypertension, or PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 30, 2022, for the grant of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board finds that there is a reasonable possibility that he was unemployable by reason of service-connected disabilities during this period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cataracts, hypertension, a lung disorder, a lumbar spine disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder are all denied as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptoms post-service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to new and material evidence. The right ear hearing loss claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss. Service connection for hypertension is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied in a final June 1995 rating decision. New and material evidence has not been received to reopen this claim.,A rating of 50 percent for residuals, left skull trauma, is discontinued from July 26, 2018 due to impermissible evaluation under two separate ratings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension and right hip disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and VA treatment records. The claims are also being remanded to obtain an opinion on whether the Veteran's conditions are related to his service-connected disabilities or wear and tear during service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection.,Service connection for hypertension is denied as the evidence does not show it began during or within one year of separation from service.

Your claims for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and hypertension have been granted in a March 2023 rating decision. The Board has now dismissed your appeal as there are no longer any issues to consider.

The Board has decided to remand all the Veteran's claims due to incomplete service treatment records and requests for new examinations or medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension are granted under the PACT Act. However, due to a remand for further development regarding direct service connection prior to August 10, 2022.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted with an effective date of September 14, 2016.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were granted with an effective date of January 29, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and Parkinson's disease from August 10, 2022. The Veteran was presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Guam between April 1966 and October 1967.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. The claims for stable angina, hypertension, RUE peripheral neuropathy, LLE femoral nerve paralysis, and LLE peripheral neuropathy affecting the sciatic nerve were not addressed as they are no longer before the Board.

The claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining claims over which the Board may exercise jurisdiction.,Claims for left hip replacement and hepatitis C have been reopened, while hypertension remains denied. The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence.,Service connection is granted for hypertension, heart disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and residuals of a forehead laceration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's exposure to commercial herbicides at Fort Dix, which is required by the PACT Act.