Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are being remanded for further examination and rating due to the amount of time since his last examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and needs additional development, including obtaining specific dates of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA for the decedent's National Guard service. The VA also needs to obtain another medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the decedent's cause of death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a thyroid disability, headache disability, and high blood pressure due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's appeals for service connection of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, arthritis of the left shoulder, arthritis of the back, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, kidney condition, bladder condition, testicle condition, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The evidence received since the June 2014 rating decision is not new and material.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, and hypertension have been granted. Service connection is denied for hypertension.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss has been granted, and a 100% disability rating is assigned effective from May 3, 2018. Claims for other conditions remain denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including kidney disorder, migraine headaches, depression, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (low back pain), have been remanded due to the need for further development.,Service connection has been granted for migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current diagnosis and military service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it developed as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left foot disabilities and obesity. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unemployable prior to September 2, 2020. The combined rating of his conditions was at least 50% but never reached the level required for a TDIU rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, hypertension, a psychiatric disability (claimed as personality disorder), an autoimmune disorder (claimed as lupus), a migraine disorder, and rheumatoid arthritis due to unclear periods of service.

The Veteran's hypertension has been rated as 10 percent disabling, but the Board found that there is no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more during the appeal period. Therefore, a higher rating for hypertension is denied.,The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right upper extremity and left upper extremity have been remanded as there are no VA examinations addressing these conditions since July 2020.,The Veteran's cervical myositis with cervical spine degenerative disc disease has also been remanded for a new examination to determine the severity of his disability, including range of motion testing.

The Board has found that service connection is not warranted for sinusitis, left foot condition, right foot condition, hypertension, and migraine headaches.,Additional evidence may be needed to determine the current extent and severity of PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ due to insufficient nexus opinions in previous VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes, hypertension, and unspecified trauma and stress-related disorder with major depressive disorder and schizophrenia have been withdrawn. The claim of service connection for unspecified trauma and stress-related disorder has been granted.

The Board has found that further development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, retinopathy, and cataracts. The AOJ must obtain private treatment records from Sweetwater Medical Clinic and Dr. Tara Mullen, as well as verify the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no persuasive evidence to support a finding that the condition began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

Your total disability rating and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate have been granted, making your claim for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) moot.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board denied his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).