Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2015

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder disability, gout of the right elbow, and gout of the left hip are service-connected as they have been diagnosed during his active military service.,Service connection for hypertension is not granted as there is no evidence linking it to his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, headaches, meningitis, septicemia, and sinusitis. The evidence submitted was found to be cumulative or redundant and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating any of these claims.

The Veteran's service connection claims for sleep apnea, hypertension, BPH, symptomatic bradycardia with pacemaker, asthma, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted.,Service connection is established for bilateral hearing loss due to acoustic trauma during service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, GERD, hypertrophy of the prostate, and a TMJ disorder as there was no evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.,Service connection is not granted for dyslipidemia as it represents laboratory findings without an underlying malady.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension, which he claims was caused by an incident during his active duty service in 1976. The Board has determined that a VA examination with nexus opinion is required to determine the etiology of the condition.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for left leg varicose veins and denied the claims for hyperlipidemia, heart disorder, hypertension, peripheral artery disease, and residuals of a cerebral vascular accident. The Veteran is also referred to the AOJ for further action on his total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability issue.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right eye disability, cortical cataract, secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The claim for hypertension is remanded due to a lack of an opinion regarding its relationship to PTSD.

The Board found no evidence of service-connected heart disease, arthritis, or respiratory disability. The Veteran's hypertension was not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran is found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, and a TDIU rating of 60% has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea, is being remanded due to inadequate VA examination and opinion. The case will be returned for a new VA examination to address the etiological questions.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to errors in the August 2013 decision denying service connection for hypertension and the March 2013 denial of service connection for an eye disability. The Veteran's hypertension is being reviewed by a VA examiner to address risk factors, while the eye disability case requires a supplemental opinion from the February 2012 VA eye examiner regarding whether it was at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have any service-connected disabilities, and therefore, her claims for service connection are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a heart condition with aortic valve repair were denied as there was no evidence of such conditions during his period of honorable service, and the Board found that secondary service connection based on hypertension is not viable.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeals to reopen his claims for service connection for prostatitis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension (to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus), and hip conditions. The right hip disability is found to be at least as likely as not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to determine the nature of his Reserve service and whether any claimed disabilities are related to such service.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for arthritis, hypertension, and a prostate condition. The claim for ischemic heart disease remains denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy as there was no evidence of in-service injury or exposure to herbicides. The preponderance of the evidence showed that these conditions were not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development regarding potential exposure to nerve agents and other chemicals during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is etiologically related to his active service and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated as non-compensable. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence does not support service connection for COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, vertigo, or a heart disability.