Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep apnea, prostate cancer, rectal cancer, and umbilical hernia. Service connection is also granted for chronic kidney disease secondary to diabetes mellitus and hypertension, as well as anemia secondary to chronic kidney disease.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's hypertension. The issues include service connection for paraplegia and residuals of nasal fracture with deviated septum, as well as determining whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a recent Federal Circuit decision regarding service connection for hypertension and its relationship with a service-connected cardiac arrhythmia. The Veteran's pulmonary hypertension is being evaluated again, including whether it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected cardiac arrhythmia.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the remaining issues of entitlement to increased ratings for posterior trunk scar, bilateral lower extremities burn scars, muscle damage, and nerve damage due to service-connected posterior trunk scar.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been reopened, and both conditions are now granted. The appeal is also granted for the evaluation of left shoulder tendonitis and left clavicle spur, lumbar spondylosis and osteophytosis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), uterine fibroids, migraines, hypertension, residual scar from ventral hernia repair, anxiety, memory loss, sleep disturbances, knee disorder, and fibromyalgia. The appeal is remanded for further evaluations and determinations on these issues.

The Veteran's hypertension, COPD, and stomach condition are presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. However, the effective date of service connection for these conditions is limited by the PACT Act of 2022, which grants presumptive service connection from August 10, 2022. The claims for hypertension prior to this date and for COPD and stomach condition are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his active service.,PTSD, DM with ED and nephropathy, and DPN of the RLE and LLE are all granted effective from March 23, 2017.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic disability related to active service or toxic exposures. The Veteran's current diagnosis of hypertension was not shown to have manifested within one year of separation from service and there is no relationship between his hypertension and any in-service events.

The Board has dismissed all claims related to the appellant's service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, hypertension, and PTSD. The appeals were also dismissed regarding rating decisions and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II due to asbestos exposure and service-connected disabilities. The VA is required to obtain medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated as 30 percent disabling prior to August 12, 2016. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD due to the severity of his symptoms resulting in occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not related to her in-service pregnancy-related condition and instead due to intercurrent causes. The Board concluded there was no evidence of continuity of symptomatology or a compensable degree of disability within one year post-separation from service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, adjustment disorder with anxiety, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and other conditions were denied. The Veteran was granted a separate 20 percent rating for her right knee meniscal tear from September 25, 2019. Other increased ratings were also denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as he does not have a current disability.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, hypertension, and a broken right hand are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as directly related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service, and the earliest possible effective date is allowed.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected schizophrenia with cocaine use disorder.,Service connection for left shoulder disability, heart disability, and TBI and residuals thereof are denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected disabilities, specifically PTSD and sleep apnea. The examiner must consider all submitted medical literature and determine if obesity/weight gain as a result of these service-connected disabilities was a substantial factor in causing hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran is also seeking TDIU based on these disabilities.