Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of the conditions he is seeking service connection for, and therefore, these claims are denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between his hypertension and his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection claims, including verification of the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and port calls in Vietnam.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension did not manifest during service or within one year of discharge, and there is no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to active service. Therefore, service connection for hypertension was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to pending issues and potential interrelated conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension were denied as they are not related to his active service. The claim for a heart condition was also denied, but the decision did not consider whether new and material evidence had been received since the previous denial.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and renal disease, finding that the evidence did not establish clear and unmistakable error in their denial.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. He has not yet been scheduled for this hearing.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a statement of the case regarding the issue of an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD.

The Board denied a disability rating greater than 30 percent for diabetic nephropathy with hypertension, finding that the evidence did not show constant albuminuria or edema and that the veteran's diastolic pressure was not predominantly 120 or more.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus with hypertension, finding no current diagnosis of diabetes and noting that any hypertension was not related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension, both secondary to medication prescribed for his service-connected bronchial asthma.

The Board finds that the veteran's claimed cardiovascular disease, including heart disease, chest pain, and hypertension, was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension did not have its onset during service or within one year of service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the condition did not have its onset in active service and is not otherwise related to service.

The veteran's combined service-connected disability evaluation is 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for additional compensation for dependents.

The Board has determined that there is not sufficient evidence to establish service connection for a left leg disability, right kidney cancer, or hypertension.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for sarcoidosis, refractive error (claimed as poor eyesight), asthma, bronchitis, bursitis of the left shoulder, mood disorder due to sarcoidosis and depression, rash, and hypertension are not established by the evidence of record. The conditions were either not caused by service or have no relationship to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a genitourinary disorder, cardiovascular disease including hypertension, and gastrointestinal disorder. The appellant did not provide sufficient evidence to establish these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and there is no link between his PTSD and his current heart disability. The claim for secondary service connection for hypertension was denied.