Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2009

The Board finds that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for chronic epididymitis with orchitis, renal insufficiency, and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as effective dates prior to certain dates.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, sinusitis, hypertension, and a vascular disorder causing headaches, dizziness, and blackouts as the preponderance of evidence showed that these conditions were not related to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, colitis, unspecified skin rash, and urinary tract infection as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service or his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that a service-connected disability did not cause or contribute substantially to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cardiac arrhythmia and hypertension as they were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and were not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for PTSD at his January 2007 hearing before the Board. The claim is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder, coronary artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy. The claims for hypertension, liver disability, and skin ulcer of the left leg have been remanded.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development and readjudication of the claims.

The appeal was remanded to the RO for scheduling of a Travel Board Hearing.

The Board denied service connection for invasive squamous carcinoma of the skin and nodular basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension as they were not found to be related to active service or exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board denied increased ratings for carpal tunnel syndrome, depressive disorder, and hypertension, granted a 10 percent rating for right foot hallux valgus status-post bunionectomy, and denied service connection for cervical spine and left ankle disorders.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, finding no evidence that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or a service-connected disability.

The appeal is remanded to obtain the Veteran's service treatment records and post-service medical records, as well as a VA examination to determine the etiology of his benign hypertension with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

The appellant's verified service in the Philippine Commonwealth Army during World War II is not qualifying service for purposes of establishing basic entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits. The criteria for service connection for arthritis, hypertension, and asthma have not been met.

The Veteran's right elbow disorder was denied, while hypertension was granted due to its onset within one year of service. The cardiovascular disorder claim remains pending.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and a possible Travel Board hearing.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling of a hearing.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the issues on appeal.