Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service connection claims for DMII, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, multiple myeloma, and hypertension have been granted. The heart condition claim is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has granted an initial compensable rating of 10 percent for hypertension, but the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to service-connected hypertension is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to outstanding VA and private treatment records.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of sleep apnea and hypertension as they were not properly docketed under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, including age-related nuclear sclerotic cataracts, loss of vision, and visual snow syndrome. The decision also denied his claims for service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension.,The appeals were remanded for further review on the issues of service connection for OSA and bilateral cataracts.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, eye disorder, throat disorder, and allergic rhinitis or sinusitis due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's lower pole thyroid hyperfunctioning adenoma and hypertension have been granted restoration of ratings, with the thyroid condition receiving a full rating effective November 1, 2021. The hypertension has also received a full initial evaluation.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a bilateral hip disorder should be remanded due to incomplete VA treatment records. The AOJ must obtain updated VA treatment records, review all evidence received since the last SSOC, and provide the Veteran with a corrected supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for psychiatric disorders and secondary service connection for hypertension, PVD, sleep apnea, and ischemic heart disease. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder is being examined again as it may be related to his service-connected tinnitus and hearing loss.

Service connection is granted for hypertension due to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam. The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy may be related to his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, hypertension, glaucoma, a back disability, diabetes, and OSA have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities (right and left) and right shoulder disability are remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, polycythemia, and dyspnea due to in-service military environmental exposures. The AOJ is required to obtain addendum VA medical opinions addressing whether these conditions are related to service-connected renal disease or obesity, which may be an intermediate step between the service-connected condition and the claimed disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea and its relationship to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder; other specified trauma related disorder, diabetes mellitus, arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), and peripheral neuropathy upper extremities have been granted. The claim for hypertension has been dismissed as moot.,Service connection is established for diabetes mellitus due to herbicide agent exposure and arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) based on in-service exposure. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy upper extremities, lower extremities, and acne remains pending.

The Board has determined that additional medical examinations and opinions are needed to determine the relationship between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his active service, including any potential exposure to toxic substances. The claims for hypertension, heart condition, skin condition, spinal stenosis and degenerative arthritis of lumbar spine, gastrointestinal disorders (GERD), colon polyps, and respiratory disorder are all remanded.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities and/or medication.,The Veteran's loss of use of a creative organ is granted based on service-connected disabilities.,Service connection for GERD is granted, but the effective date is denied due to lack of prior claim.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension claim should be remanded for further action, including providing information about the qualifications of a medical opinion provider.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for peripheral vestibular disorder and hypertension due to conflicting medical opinions and lack of sufficient evidence. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which may be related to his in-service ear infection or obesity as an intermediate step to his service-connected lower extremity disorder.

The Veteran's left lower extremity sciatic neuropathy is currently rated at 20 percent since July 12, 2011.,Since November 16, 2022, the Veteran's left lower extremity femoral nerve neuropathy is rated at 10 percent.