Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for asbestos related pleural disease, hypertension (secondary to asbestos related pleural disease), and chronic kidney disease (secondary to hypertension) due to incomplete development and lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is granted under the PACT Act, but service connection for hypertension on a direct basis remains pending and requires further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's prescribed Quetiapine, used to treat his service-connected PTSD, caused him to fall and subsequently fracture his hip, leading to his death. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss disability were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and other issues are remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's hepatitis C and hair loss claims are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.,The Veteran's OSA claim is remanded as the examiner failed to consider her prior sleep disturbances.,The Veteran's hypertension claim is remanded because the examiner did not provide a rationale for denying secondary service connection.,The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder claim is remanded due to insufficient consideration of medical literature cited by the Veteran’s representative.,The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus claims are remanded as the examination results were inconsistent and the examiner failed to address relevant medical literature.,The Veteran's dizziness claim is remanded because the examiner did not consider whether her dizziness was a symptom of her service-connected headache disability or a separate disorder.,The Veteran's cervical spine, left hand, bilateral shoulder, hip, knee, and foot disabilities claims are all remanded due to inadequate examination reports that failed to address relevant medical literature and symptoms.

The Veteran's cause of death, acute myocardial infarction due to chronic kidney failure on hemodialysis, was not service-connected. The Board found no evidence linking the heart or kidney issues to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and stroke residuals due to inadequate development, including failure to address his in-service exposures. The case is being returned for further development.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested to withdraw their claim for service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is granted as it was aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. Other issues are pending further development and evidence submission.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.,The petition to reopen the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral plantar fascia are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development, including obtaining updated VA medical opinions. The issues include otitis externa, partial complex seizure disorder with headaches, and hypertension prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether hypertension is caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions, including medication taken for those conditions. The Veteran's VA clinician provided supporting statements.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension was denied as the earliest date entitlement arose is July 31, 2017.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for further review due to the need for a supplemental statement of the case and additional medical opinions.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's condition was not incurred in service or due to a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, chronic renal disease, and ischemic heart disease with hypertensive cardiovascular disease due to service-connected PTSD. The Veteran's hypertension is being reviewed again for a medical opinion regarding whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, BPH, skin cancer, and COPD due to in-service herbicide exposure. The RO must obtain an adequate etiological opinion that considers the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms during service and his in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and related neuropathies as well as hypertension and cardiac disability are all granted due to the presumption of herbicide exposure during active duty. The Board also found that these conditions were secondary to her primary service-connected condition - diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's SMC based on housebound status is denied as he does not have a single service-connected disability rated at 100% or TDIU due to a single service-connected disability.