Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for hypertension and thyroid disorder, related to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a presumptive condition due to Agent Orange exposure. The claims for chronic sinusitis, skin disability, sleep apnea, and hiatal hernia are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right wrist disability, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes mellitus, type II due to service exposure in Korea. The claims are being returned for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disabilities related to a pituitary tumor and its residuals, as well as hypertension, are denied due to lack of evidence showing that VA care or treatment caused the disabilities.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is denied.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hand disability, left hand disability, and hypertension. The lumbar spine, right knee, and left knee disabilities are being remanded for further development.,Service connection is not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions due to lack of evidence linking them to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected conditions and new claims. The Board has determined that these matters are inextricably intertwined with the previously adjudicated issues, and thus must be remanded for further consideration.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes and hypertension due to inadequate opinions in the VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiac disability, including ischemic heart disease, was denied. The claim for hypertension is granted due to the PACT Act presumption of service connection. Service connection for a sleep disorder and erectile dysfunction were also denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chest pain and hypertension due to additional evidence being added to the file.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as presumptively related to herbicide agent exposure under the PACT Act, effective October 1, 2026.

The Board has remanded the claims for sleep apnea and hypertension, as they are inextricably intertwined due to the potential impact of a decision on sleep apnea on hypertension. The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is alleged to have caused or aggravated his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for reopening service connection for osteoporosis, high cholesterol, hypertension, and GERD were denied. The claim for depression was granted, but the claim for sleep apnea was not reopened as it did not relate to a service-connected disability.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than May 6, 2013 for increased ratings for various disabilities was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed as moot due to the full grants of benefits. The petition to reopen his service connection claim for left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy has been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and denied service connection for basal cell carcinoma. Service connection for emphysema secondary to herbicide agent exposure is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for atrial fibrillations, sleep apnea (to include as secondary to a service-connected disability), and hypertension. The issues are being remanded due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran that reopened his claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with traumatic brain injury and migraine headaches, have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to July 10, 2014. The decision is based on the combined effect of these conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicides. The Veteran also meets the criteria for a TDIU based on his PTSD.