Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 and hypertension is remanded due to the failure to provide timely notice of a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has decided that service connection is denied for prostate cancer and hypertension, but the case is remanded to determine if service connection should be granted for diabetes mellitus type II.

An effective date of July 31, 2017, is granted for the grant of service connection for hypertension. An initial compensable rating for hypertension is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for CAD, hypertension, sleep apnea, and squamous cell carcinoma, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's exposure to jet fuel during active duty.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a disorder manifested by high cholesterol has been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal. The Board has remanded issues regarding back disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (other than service-connected persistent depressive disorder), bilateral eye disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension.

The appeal seeking service connection for hypertension prior to August 10, 2022 is dismissed. Service connection for hemorrhoids and a skin disorder are denied. The appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder), colon polyps, and hyperthyroidism are remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a presumptive condition due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. The claims for chronic renal disease, migraine headaches, rash on feet, and skin infection of the groin are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for COPD, OSA, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, CAD, and hypertension are all granted.,Service connection is also granted for right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for tinnitus and hypertension due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiners' opinions. The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his hearing loss, but not directly caused by military noise exposure. His hypertension is linked to elevated blood pressure readings during service.

The Veteran's GERD/acid indigestion is granted a higher initial evaluation of 30 percent effective November 21, 2017. The Veteran's hypertension case has been remanded for additional review.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and a heart disability (including coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction with coronary artery bypass graft). The appellant withdrew his appeal in full.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current disability of neck disability and Raynaud's Disease, but remands for additional examination to determine if these conditions are related to service or other disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims for increased ratings and service connection can be adjudicated on the merits. The Veteran's representative requested information about the qualifications of the VA examiners who provided the May 2023 examination reports, June 2023 addendum opinions, and the internal medicine physician's opinion with respect to hypertension.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed. The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's disabilities, including right hip disability, left hip disability, PTSD, radiculopathy of the upper extremities, rotator cuff tendonitis strain of the shoulder, bilateral feet disabilities, neck disability, back disability, sciatica of the lower extremities, and wrist and ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU prior to July 26, 2014 are being remanded due to the assignment of a combined disability evaluation of 100 percent with his coronary artery disease rated as 100 percent disabling from that date onward.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial evaluations are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's hypertension and/or hypertensive heart disease, type II diabetes, and diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities are all granted as they meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to determine current disability levels.

The Board has denied service connection for Parkinson's Disease, diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, and hypertension as these conditions are not related to active service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's hypertension is now presumed related to his in-service herbicide exposure, and service connection for this condition from August 10, 2022, is granted. The claims of cirrhosis of the liver and sleep apnea are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions addressing secondary service connection.