Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's hypertension and bilateral hearing loss have not been found to be service-connected or warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, related to his PTSD and Agent Orange exposure, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's hepatitis is found to be related to his service, and the Board finds in favor of granting service connection for hepatitis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current respiratory disability, including pulmonary hypertension, did not manifest during service or within one year of separation and is not related to any in-service disease or injury. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 30, 2013.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not manifest during service and is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. Therefore, service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD was denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and service treatment records from the Veteran's period of active duty. The issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities are also being addressed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of in-country exposure and identification of any prostate disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen claims for sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claim for service connection for a right knee disability is reopened but the Veteran's right knee disability is not found to be related to his period of active service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and denied his claim for hypertension. For tinnitus, the Board found that reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran, as there is evidence supporting a nexus between his current tinnitus and noise exposure during active duty. For hypertension, the Board determined that clear and unmistakable evidence shows the condition preexisted service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension first arose during his last period of active duty service while he was deployed to Kosovo, and it is not clear that this condition preexisted service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is granted.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions and his presumed exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has granted service connection for a spine disability, headaches, and hypertension. The Veteran's spine disability is related to his military service, his headaches are aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus, and his hypertension did not manifest during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's attempts to reopen his claims for service connection for a low back disability and coronary artery disease and hypertension, finding no new and material evidence.

The Veteran's appeal was granted for service connection of coronary artery disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and PTSD with depressive disorder NOS. The Veteran's claim for hypertension is pending.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to be incurred in service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition. The claims for hypertension and erectile dysfunction are remanded as additional development is needed.

The Board has granted service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that they are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise, and therefore grants service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.