Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to incomplete development and need for additional opinions. The main issues are related to eye disabilities, diabetes, hypertension, knee disabilities, and a neck disability.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for hypertension and sleep apnea. The claim of service connection for tinnitus was granted, with a rating of 20 percent effective December 12, 2011. The issue of an initial rating greater than 20 percent for degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, remains pending.

The Board has denied service connection for various disabilities, including left and right hand disabilities, wrist disabilities, shoulder disability, knee disabilities, leg disabilities, bilateral hearing loss, sinus condition, and hypertension. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has denied service connection for frostbite of the hands and feet, but has remanded issues related to an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and GERD. The Veteran is required to provide additional evidence or undergo examinations regarding these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus type II, and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The decision found that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim of service connection for hypertension. It also concluded that there is no current diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus type II and denied service connection on a presumptive basis as well as secondary to another condition. Service connection was denied for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to lack of in-service onset or causal connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for cardiovascular condition, hypertension, respiratory condition (chronic bronchitis and breathing problems), and acquired psychiatric condition (depression) due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims are being remanded because there is insufficient competent medical evidence on file to make a decision.

The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeals for increased ratings in multiple conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, major depressive disorder, right rotator cuff tendinopathy, lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, hypertension, and post-operative ventral hernia. The Board has no further jurisdiction to consider these matters.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, but has remanded the Veteran's claims for headache disability, hypertension, Meniere's syndrome, and acquired psychiatric disability due to lack of supporting evidence in the record.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (trauma and stressor-related disorder, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension) do not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU. The case is remanded to determine if an extraschedular TDIU should be assigned.

The Veteran's left kidney disability is currently rated at 60 percent from May 17, 2016. The Board found that an evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to May 17, 2016 is not warranted.,An initial evaluation for central serous chorioretinopathy of the right eye was remanded due to inadequate examination and need for additional opinions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, heart disability (to include coronary artery disease and hypertension), kidney disability, residuals of a stroke, memory loss, and blackouts and/or seizures all claimed as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type II as these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's sinus disability, hypertension, right hip and left hip disabilities, jaw disability, sleep apnea, and right and left knee disabilities have been granted service connection. The Veteran is currently diagnosed with these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it is not related to his presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents or an in-service injury, event, or disease. The Board also found no nexus between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has not yet decided whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his conditions, including hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, and ruptured right biceps.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claims as they are moot.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including vascular disease, OSA, CHF, pulmonary hypertension, arteriosclerotic vascular disease, GERD, renal disease and/or failure, and hemosiderosis of the liver, as these conditions are not shown to be related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was dismissed. The petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for hypertension was granted, and he is now entitled to service connection for hypertension. His petitions to reopen claims for alcoholism and drug dependence and memory loss (claimed as amnesia) were remanded. His appeal for a bilateral foot disorder other than plantar fasciitis was also remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension, heart condition, bilateral foot condition, and visual impairment are all remanded for further development to determine their relationship to service.,Specifically, the claims will be evaluated based on whether these conditions had their onset during active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA.