Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2013

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in an impairment of his ability to prepare for, obtain, or retain employment consistent with his abilities, aptitudes and interests.

The Board finds that the Veteran's cause of death, myocardial infarction with shock and renal failure, was not caused or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of hypertension in service.

The Board found that the Veteran's right foot disorder, hypertension, and migraine headaches did not originate during his active military service or are otherwise related to his service.

The Veteran's hypertension is related to his military service, and he has secondary entitlement for renal failure and gout. The Board grants the claim for hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal was not timely filed, as he did not submit a substantive appeal within the required 60-day period following receipt of the Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and a need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence was against a finding that any claimed conditions had their onset in or were related to service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated in service and is not related to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran has hypertension that is as likely as not related to his active duty service. The Board finds it at least as likely as not that the onset of the Veteran's hypertension occurred during service.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed back, neck, bilateral foot, skin, BPH, and hypertension disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing their onset or etiology in service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of her claims, including obtaining more recent VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a failure to verify the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange. The claims will be reconsidered with this additional development.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred or aggravated during his periods of active service and is presumed to have existed prior to service. The VA examiner concluded that there was no evidence of worsening of the underlying condition, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing and further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder, hypertension, and a dental disability. The decision found no direct evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected conditions, including diabetic retinopathy, peripheral vascular disease, leg radiculopathy, stomach disability, prostate disability, liver disability, and various other disabilities. The issues include reopening of a claim for diabetic retinopathy and seeking service connection for these conditions as secondary to diabetes mellitus or exposure to herbicides.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred or aggravated during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that a VA medical examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed hypertension, including whether it is causally related to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension and granted service connection on the merits, finding that there is a reasonable possibility of establishing continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board found that an overpayment of VA benefits due to a change in the Veteran's marital status was properly created, and thus denied the appeal.