Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2007

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including post-traumatic stress disorder, a heart disorder, and hypertension. The veteran's claims were reopened on new evidence but the conditions are not related to his military service.

The veteran's kidney function loss and related conditions are not deemed to be due to VA care, treatment or examination.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and heart disability, finding that the veteran's hypertension was initially manifested within a year of separation from active duty. The heart disability is found to be related to the hypertension.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, poor circulation, bilateral eye disorder, left knee disability, chronic liver disorder, nephropathy, pancreas disorder, osteoarthritis, and hypertension, were not incurred or aggravated during his period of active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right ear hearing loss disability and bilateral hip disorder. The decision also addressed a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for increased PTSD evaluation, service connection for stroke residuals and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's hypertension is related to service or secondary to her service-connected disabilities.

The veteran is seeking service connection for several conditions he claims are secondary to in-service herbicide exposure. The case is REMANDED to schedule the veteran for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II with diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy, hypertriglyceridemia, and insomnia due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied the claim for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus. The issue of service connection for hypertension remains pending as it is unclear whether there was a service connection or exposure basis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, renal failure/kidney disorder, hypertension, headache disorder, epistaxis, and dizziness are all denied as there is no credible evidence of a verified stressor event in service that would support these diagnoses.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board is remanding the case to consider whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension. The veteran's claim will be readjudicated, and he must be provided with VCAA notice as required by Kent v. Nicholson.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the veteran, and thus no service connection was granted or denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's asthma, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus are not etiologically related to active service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a right shoulder injury, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disability, and a back injury. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic cough, headaches, fatigue, and joint pain have been partially granted due to presumed undiagnosed illness related to his military service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The veteran is still seeking service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that they were not incurred or aggravated by active service and are not proximately due to or the result of service-connected diabetes mellitus Type II.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and hypertension due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, residuals of a disability manifested by passing out during physical training, osteoarthritis of the right knee, and osteoarthritis of the right ankle have been denied. Service connection was granted for hypertension.