Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives. The Veteran's hypertension is being reviewed again for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II, finding that there is no evidence of a direct link to his active service or secondary to his service-connected specified trauma and stressor related disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and cause of the Veteran's hypertension, which is a condition that contributed to his death. The VA will need to obtain additional medical records and provide an opinion on whether the hypertension was caused by service or related to service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for hypertension due to insufficient opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his claimed disabilities, including type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, hypothyroidism, myocardial infarction residuals, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and gastrointestinal disorder. The remand requires further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn led to hypertension. The VA must obtain a new opinion addressing these issues.

The Board has found that the VA did not substantially comply with a previous remand directive to verify the Veteran's asserted service in Vietnam. As a result, the case is being returned for further development.

The claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional medical examinations and opinions are needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination opinions and a need for additional evidence regarding the relationship between hypertension and service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, but the rating assigned was noncompensable. The Board also remanded several issues including hypertension and CFS.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, TBI residuals and a recurrent seizure disability, as well as the rating for thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease due to incomplete VA examinations.

The Board dismissed the appeals regarding hypertension, left head injury and traumatic brain injury, left lower temporal scar, and left ear hearing loss as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for hypertension and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection due to herbicide agent exposure, and his erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his now service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now considered.,New evidence has been submitted that suggests a link between the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, hypertension, DM II, anxiety and depression, hemorrhoids, and sinus disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and adjustment disorder, hypertension, low back disability, and sleep disorder. The issues are related to his honorable and other than honorable periods of service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and its relationship to hyperlipidemia, as well as whether his service-connected insomnia may aggravate his hypertension.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension is granted due to in-service herbicide agent exposure. The claim for TDIU prior to April 26, 2017, is denied as the evidence does not support that any of his service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's hypertension was diagnosed within one year of discharge and is considered at least 10% disabling, meeting the criteria for service connection.