Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2016

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining National Guard service records and scheduling examinations to determine the etiology of various conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the relationship between his hypertension and service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing VA examinations. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be reconsidered after this process.

The Veteran's claim for non-service-connected pension benefits was denied because he did not have the requisite wartime service to establish basic eligibility.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is rated at 20 percent and his hypertension is currently noncompensable. The Board denied both claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, arteriosclerotic heart disease, and peripheral neuropathies are denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) decision documents.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder and hypertension, finding that the Veteran's current conditions did not have their onset during his active duty or periods of ACDUTRA. The claim for neurogenic bladder was also denied as it is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is etiologically related to active duty service and the claim for service connection has been granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, hearing loss, and hypertension. The Veteran's PTSD is not shown to have been caused by or aggravated by his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to deficiencies in the VA examination opinions provided.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for additional development due to inadequate opinions regarding his hypertension and its relationship to service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction. The claims are inextricably intertwined due to the potential relationship between Agent Orange exposure and hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension did not originate in service, was not present to a compensable degree within one year of separation from active service, and is not otherwise etiologically related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not have its onset during service or within one year thereafter, and was not caused by his service-connected psychiatric disability. Therefore, service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for additional development to determine if it is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and right ear hearing loss are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in the previous VA examinations.

The Board found that hypertension was not shown in service or for many years thereafter, and the most probative evidence fails to link the Veteran's hypertension to service. As a result, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board denied the Appellant's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, and head trauma residuals. The Board found that there was no credible evidence of in-service events or diagnoses related to these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and meningitis, as well as his service connection claims for hypertension, bilateral knee disabilities, and sleep apnea. The Veteran was already service-connected for PTSD, which encompasses his memory loss symptoms.