Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2011

1,863 vetted Board decisions in 2011.

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New decisions are added every week, and older years are actively being backfilled — a year that looks thin or missing here (especially 2011–2017) is a gap in our library, not in the Board’s decisions.

Remanded (sent back)January 2011
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to concerns about the adequacy of the September 2009 VA examination and the applicability of presumptive service connection.
GrantedPACT Act · January 2011
The Veteran's currently diagnosed ischemic heart disease is presumed to have been incurred during active military service. The Veteran's hypertension, while not directly related to his service-connected ischemic heart disease, may be secondary to it.
GrantedJanuary 2011
The Board has determined that service connection is granted for heart disease related to herbicide exposure in service, but hypertension is not related to service or any incident therein.

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