Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2011

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee and hypertension disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected low back disability and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including cellulitis of the right lower extremity, type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, renal failure, lung cancer, and hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, and as the Veteran's renal disorder is found to be related to his service-connected hypertension, he is also granted service connection for that condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's initial rating claim for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and depression due to additional development being necessary. This includes obtaining VA treatment records, a copy of his SSA file, and scheduling appropriate VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected lumbosacral strain, insomnia, and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease, finding that there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year after discharge. The Veteran's service records did not show any diagnosis of hypertension or coronary artery disease.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disability. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection for hypertension.

The Board found no evidence of hypertension or heart disability in service and denied both claims.

The Board finds that the Veteran's hypertension and heart condition were not present during service or within one year of discharge, and they are not etiologically related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records. The Veteran's hypertension is not service-connected as it did not manifest within one year of his separation from service, and there is insufficient evidence linking his current right shoulder disorder or psychiatric disorders to service.

The Veteran's hypertension is currently under appeal for service connection, with the issue being whether it is caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or PTSD. The case has been remanded to obtain a medical opinion addressing both causation and aggravation.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including heart disability, Type II diabetes mellitus, kidney disability, and hypertension. The issues are inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's hypertension is found to be etiologically related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and the Board grants this claim. The issue of entitlement to service connection for headaches as secondary to hypertension is not addressed in this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions of vision loss, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to any incident of his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a supplemental opinion from a VA cardiologist regarding the etiology of the Veteran's death and addressing the accrued benefits aspect of the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication of the issues on appeal, including a VA examination to address service connection for back disability, hypertension, and skin cancer.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the relationship between his current hypertension and his military service, including active duty for training in April 1983.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, hypertension, lung disability, bilateral hearing loss, and dysentery require additional development due to the need for VA examinations.