Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's causes of death are related to his service, including exposure to herbicide agents or classified nuclear components. The case is being remanded for additional medical opinions and records retrieval.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his herbicide exposure during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension, finding that the Veteran did not have these conditions during active duty or within one year of discharge. The evidence does not support a finding that they are related to service.,Service connection was granted for Tinnitus, as it was incurred in service.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for right ankle Achilles tendonitis was denied as new and material evidence had not been received.,Service connection for COPD due to exposure at Camp Lejeune was denied, with the Board finding no current diagnosis of COPD in the record.,Service connection for pulmonary embolism claimed as coronary heart disease due to exposure at Camp Lejeune was also denied, with the Board noting a lack of current diagnosis and insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for neck disorder, hypertension, left knee DJD, and right knee DJD were remanded for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence in several areas, including his eye and vision disability, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorders other than PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, headache disability, and hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a new VA examination. The issue of TDIU is also remanded as it is intertwined with the increased rating claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further examination. The issues include COPD, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, major depressive disorder, kidney condition, and liver condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, PTSD, and sleep apnea have been denied. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty.,There is no credible evidence linking the current disabilities to in-service noise exposure or other events.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of sleep apnea is not related to his military service or proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.,The Board also denied service connection for hypertension, concluding that there was no evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's military service or to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a duty to assist error. A new opinion is needed to assess the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employment.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD and service connection for hypertension was initially decided in the April 2023 rating decision. The Appellant is not eligible to receive attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded due to the initial nature of the claims, as attorneys may only charge for representation after an initial AOJ decision.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange, during his military service in Vietnam. The PACT Act of 2022 has added hypertension to the list of presumptively associated conditions with such exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as they were received within one year of his separation from active service, and the effective dates cannot be earlier than August 1, 2013.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. Other claims are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, hypertension, and dilated hypertensive cardiomyopathy are all found to be secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including venous thrombosis, embolism, thoracic aortic aneurysm, pleural effusion in left hemithorax, bibasilar subsegment atelectasis and linear atelectasis of left lower lobe, anemia, kidney disease, hypertension, calcified pretracheal and hilar lymph nodes, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), congestive heart failure, arrhythmia, nail disorder, dementia, osteopenia, skin rash, and tremors. The Board found that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and service or an in-service injury.

The Board denied a compensable initial disability rating for hypertension, finding that the evidence did not show systolic pressure of predominantly 160 or more or diastolic pressure of predominantly 100 or more.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, hypertension disability, and erectile dysfunction secondary to service-connected PTSD should be remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, hypertension, and migraine headaches due to the evidence showing a current disability and in-service incurrence of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including headaches (migraines), neurological signs and symptoms, psychiatric disability, hip disabilities, knee disabilities, plantar fasciitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hemorrhoids, obstructive sleep apnea, fatigue, hypertension, glaucoma, and optic atrophy have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of these claims during his March 2021 Board hearing.,The appeals were withdrawn by the Veteran in writing prior to the promulgation of a decision by the Board.