Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2010

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a lung disorder, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not shown to be related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that there is no medical diagnosis of hypertension and thus the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension cannot be granted.

The Veteran's villous adenoma was not present until many years following his discharge from service and is not etiologically related to service. The Board has determined that service connection for hypertension is not warranted.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeals on the issues of increased evaluations for her service-connected major depressive disorder, sarcoidosis with asthma, migraine headaches and hypertension; as well as entitlement to service connection for sinusitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating for his hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding that hypertension was incurred in or aggravated by service, nor could it be presumed due to diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's hypertension is manifested by systolic and diastolic pressures predominantly in the 120s-180s/60s-100s, with continuous medication for control. The criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent are not met for any period covered by the appeal.

The Veteran is seeking to establish service connection for hypertension, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding whether the hypertension was aggravated by the service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain clarification on the periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), and to determine if any current disabilities are related to such service.

The appellant claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for migraine headaches, tinnitus, anxiety and depression, and high blood pressure based on VA treatment from 1997 to 2007. The Board finds that additional records are needed and a medical opinion is required.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, coronary artery disease, and hypertension have been granted at the 10 percent level from May 5, 2005 to December 26, 2006.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, high cholesterol, sleep disorder, PTSD, and hearing loss in the right ear. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and examinations.

The Veteran's appeal has been remanded due to the need for additional VA records and information from providers.

The Veteran's appeal is being REMANDED to the RO for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence, as the provided evidence was either cumulative or did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the claims of hypertension and peripheral neuropathy before a decision was made by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service or to his service-connected diabetes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's high cholesterol is not a disability for VA compensation purposes and therefore denied service connection. For his hearing loss in the right ear, hypertension, and other issues, additional development is needed as the evidence does not clearly establish whether these conditions are related to active duty service.