Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's hypertension is service-connected, but his heart disorder other than cardiomyopathy with coronary artery calcification and diabetes mellitus are not. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus remains at a 20% rating.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and finds that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the nature and etiology of his left shoulder condition, hypertension, and benign hypertrophy of the prostate.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, respiratory disability (shortness of breath), and psychiatric disability (post-traumatic stress disorder).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and gastrointestinal disorder were not incurred in service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to herbicides. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Board has remanded the issues for further development due to incomplete actions in prior remands. The Veteran's claims will be readjudicated after additional development.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection and a non-compensable rating for hypertension was denied. The Board found that the criteria for both conditions were not met.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for arterial hypertension due to exposure to herbicide agents, as it was not addressed in the previous decision. The case is now pending with another VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for a heart disability.

The Board finds that the current hypertension was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not related to any in-service event, injury, or illness. The Veteran's lay and medical evidence does not support a finding of chronic symptoms of hypertension during service.

The Board has acknowledged the Veteran's service but needs to verify all periods of service, including a period from March 1962 to March 1965. Additional records need to be obtained and reviewed before any decision can be made.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction is rated at 60 percent from February 1, 2016. The hypertension disability is found to be service-connected.,Higher initial ratings for the diabetic complications of upper and lower extremities are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for arthritis of the right knee, arthritis of the left knee, bilateral foot fungus, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension as these conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the loss of his service records and need for additional research into his exposure to nuclear testing. The Veteran is also required to undergo VA examinations for his joint and foot conditions.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension and kidney disorder were denied in September 2014. The Board found that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, and his hearing loss disability was rated as noncompensable.

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

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension, heart disorder (including CAD and residuals of myocardial infarction), and lumbar spine disorder due to potential issues with the examination opinions provided. The Veteran's PTSD is already service connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service or within one year of separation and is not etiologically related to any in-service disease or injury, including herbicide exposure. The Board also found no evidence of aggravation by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not manifest during service and is not etiologically related to such service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's ED and hypertension are not related to his service-connected DM, Type II. The evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection.