Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in prior medical opinions and the need for a new opinion on whether hypertension is caused or aggravated by service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Board has remanded the claims due to new evidence obtained by VA, and the Veteran is entitled to a full review of his claims.

The Board has withdrawn the Veteran's appeals regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss and entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The hypertension claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence of current severity.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea, as well as a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD. The Veteran's conditions are not found to be proximately due or the result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). The case will be reviewed with new medical opinions provided by a clinician, such as a urologist.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including gastritis, diverticulosis, TMJ, headaches, hypertension, kidney cyst, and gout of the left knee. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act, which entitles the Veteran to an effective date of August 10, 2022. The Board has also remanded the issues regarding bilateral ankle disability, bilateral knee disability, and low back condition as they relate to obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and has remanded the issue of service connection for a heart disability as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

All issues related to service connection have been either granted in full or finally denied by the Board without subsequent appeal.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II; coronary artery disease; hypertension; left eye ischemic optic neuropathy; and nuclear sclerosis of bilateral eyes have been reopened due to new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for all conditions.

The Board has previously remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, finding that additional opinions were needed due to conflicting medical opinions. The case is being returned to obtain new VA examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, granted under the PACT Act, is upheld. His initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to September 23, 2019, and a rating in excess of 10 percent thereafter are denied. A separate 40 percent rating for TBI residuals apart from PTSD with TBI residuals is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, left carpal tunnel syndrome, hypertension, and lumbar spine disorder were denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) was granted.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension is granted, with the PACT Act being the basis for this decision.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, high blood pressure (hypertension), and several other conditions due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no medical evidence showing that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's hypertension and GERD are not rated higher than the current 10 percent levels.,Chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis is currently rated at 50 percent prior to April 30, 2019, but denied for a rating in excess of 50 percent thereafter.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for asthma, sleep apnea, and hypertension due to incomplete information in the previous VA examination. The examiner is requested to provide a new opinion considering the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations and his presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during such service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, finding that his current conditions are related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents and service-connected conditions.

Service connection is granted for seizures, memory loss, and hypertension.,The Veteran's left shoulder condition, fibromyalgia, back condition, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and skin condition are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.,Stage 4 kidney failure and congestive heart failure are both granted as secondary to service-connected hypertension.