Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2014

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses for several of his claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted. The claims are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and low back disability were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis or treatment related to these conditions during service, and the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that they are related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and prostate cancer were not shown to be related to his military service or exposure to herbicides/herbicide agents, ionizing radiation, BG, or Project SHAD chemicals. The Board finds that the claims for these disabilities must be denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development regarding his claims of service connection for various conditions due to exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board found that hypertension is not related to the Veteran's service or a service-connected condition and denied his claim for secondary service connection. The Board also found that insomnia does not meet the criteria for service connection as it is not separate from his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder other than hypertension, high cholesterol, and eye disorder have been denied. His claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus has also been denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum from the VA examiner regarding the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and in-service 'pre-hypertension'. The claim is being returned to the AOJ.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his service-connected left inguinal hernia and service connection for hypertension have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of recurrence or reducibility of the left inguinal hernia, nor was there any evidence linking the hypertension to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD substantially contributed to his death, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension did not have its onset during active service, is not related to any in-service disease or injury, and was not manifested within one year after separation from service. Therefore, service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain SSA records, VA treatment records, and examinations of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The issues on appeal include reopening a claim of service connection for headaches, increased ratings for residuals of laceration of the left arm and hypertension, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of sufficient severity to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a lung disability, and hypertension have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his active duty service.

The Veteran is seeking TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities, but the case has been remanded for further examination and assessment of his employability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hepatitis C and hypertension due to outstanding VA treatment records. The Veteran is required to provide authorization for private treatment records, and the AOJ will attempt to obtain these records.

The Veteran's death did not result in any accrued benefits due to the appellant as he was an adult child and not within the class of designated survivors eligible for such payments.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, arthritis of hands and knees, and low back disorder. The evidence did not establish direct service connection as there was no in-service diagnosis or continuity of symptoms after discharge.

The Veteran's psychiatric disability, cardiac disability, and hypertension have been denied service connection. The chronic cough has not been established as related to service.