Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2010

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic hypertension and PTSD have been reopened. However, the evidence does not establish a current diagnosis of PTSD that conforms to DSM-IV criteria, and there is no other psychiatric disorder found in active service or related thereto.

The Board denied service connection for recurrent UTI with residuals of squamous metaplasia of the bladder, shingles, glaucoma, and hypertension. The Veteran's current conditions were not shown to be related to her military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is against a causal link based on causation or aggravation between his diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claim for service connection for hypertension was denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the issue of lung cancer is dismissed. The Board also found that hypertension, cervical and lumbar spine stenosis, COPD, BPH, hemorrhoids, and Lyme disease are not related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of his hypertension, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by service and did not manifest within one year of separation from service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.

The appellant has withdrawn his appeals for the claims of service connection for arthritis, sleep walking, hypertension, leg cramps, PTSD, pre-cancer, a sinus condition and lupus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability and hypertension, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claims. The claim for a back disability was denied due to lack of medical evidence linking the condition to service or post-service treatment. The hypertension claim was also denied as there is no indication of hypertension during service and insufficient evidence connecting it to service.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the etiology of any current cardiovascular disability, including hypertension and coronary artery disease, as well as erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's claims will be remanded for additional VA examinations and opinions.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for non-service connected disability pension benefits and service connection for hypertension and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine. The evidence submitted since the previous denial was not considered new and material to reopen any of these claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the current level of service-connected bilateral hearing loss, as well as diagnoses and etiologies for any claimed conditions. The appellant is advised that failure to cooperate with these examinations may result in an adverse determination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart disorder and hypertension, including as a result of exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange), is being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus was incurred as a result of active military service and granted service connection for this condition. The claim for hypertension remains pending due to insufficient evidence to establish its onset during service.

The Board found no evidence of hypertension in service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type 2 is being remanded for further development due to the need to substantiate exposure and service connection. The claims for increased ratings of migraine headaches and right knee disability are also being remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board finds that there is no link between the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal in a January 2010 letter.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran likely manifested high blood pressure to a compensable degree within one year of separation from active duty.

The Veteran's benign prostatic hyperplasia, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, hypertension, and hypertensive nephrosclerosis were all found to have been incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and erectile dysfunction due to insufficient development, including a need for clarification of the May 2004 VA examiner's opinion regarding their relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus.