Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death and service connection claims. The issues are inextricably intertwined, requiring a new opinion on each.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disability and hypertension due to incomplete development of his service treatment records, conflicting medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions, and new information from the PACT Act.

The Board dismissed the appeal of the denial of nonservice connected pension because the Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal within 60 days of the May 2018 SOC or one year after the January 2018 decision.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and military service or service-connected tinnitus.

The Veteran's kidney cancer and hypertension are now rated at 30% effective from May 11, 2022. His right foot dermatophytosis remains denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as there is no current evidence of a hearing impairment for VA compensation purposes.,The Veteran's sleep related disability, to include sleep apnea, is denied as the medical evidence does not establish an in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology since service.,The Veteran's gout is denied as there is no evidence of an in-service incurrence and it did not manifest within one year post-service.,The Veteran's hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of an in-service incurrence and it did not manifest within one year post-service.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, and left hand disabilities. The Veteran's hypertension was also denied.,Service connection could not be established as the evidence did not show an in-service injury or disease that led to these conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted for presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure under the PACT Act. However, direct or secondary service connection for the period prior to the PACT Act's effective date requires further development.

The Board has dismissed the claim for nonservice-connected pension from July 8, 2019 and after as moot due to the Veteran's service-connected disability rating. The claim is remanded for additional development regarding pension prior to July 8, 2019.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for diabetic nephropathy with hypertension and hypertensive heart disease is remanded due to conflicting medical evidence regarding early manifestations.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II. The low back condition claim is remanded due to inadequate VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, right knee tendinitis (limitation of flexion), and lumbar strain due to inadequate examinations. The claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is also remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart and/or circulatory disability, hypertension, and COPD. The decision on hypertension was granted due to the PACT Act of 2022, but the direct service connection claim remains before the Board.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, on a presumptive basis, due to exposure to herbicide agents as provided by the PACT Act. The Veteran was found to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand and now qualifies under the PACT Act for this presumption.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent, effective October 6, 2020. The RO granted an earlier effective date of July 2, 2014, for the cervical spine disability.,The Veteran's left and right thumb disabilities are each rated at 10 percent, effective November 1, 2012. Separate ratings were assigned for her urinary incontinence, bilateral foot disability, and cervical spine disability.,The Veteran's bilateral pes cavus with bilateral plantar fasciitis is currently rated as 50 percent disabling.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a result of the PACT Act, and the issues for dermatological disorder (initially claimed as skin cancer) and lung disorder are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange. The effective date is not specified as the PACT Act only established this presumption and does not affect the effective date of the award.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The claim for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis was denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to the PACT Act presumption of exposure to herbicide agents. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded.