Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hepatitis B and associated disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, back disability (including arthritis), left knee disability (including arthritis), and right knee disability (including arthritis) were denied. Service connection was granted for coronary artery disease with a 60% rating, PTSD with a 50% rating, diabetes mellitus type II with a 20% rating, and chest scar with a 10% rating from April 24, 2013.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have soft tissue sarcoma and denied service connection for hypertension as secondary to diabetes. The claim is remanded for further development.

Service connection granted for right leg shin splints. Service connection denied for left eye irritation with corneal abrasion, upper respiratory infection, and hypertension.,The Veteran's right leg shin splints are likely related to service, but his left eye irritation is not.

The Board found that the February 1994 rating decision denying service connection for hypertension, left lower extremity weakness, low back pain, hearing loss, cervical spine disability, depressive disorder, and headaches was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Veteran's cause of death included respiratory disorders, coronary artery disease, and hypertension. The Board found no in-service injury or disease resulting in permanent disability.

The Veteran's hypertension did not have its clinical onset in service, was not exhibited within the first post-service year, and is not otherwise related to active duty or to a service connected disability. The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and preparing an addendum report by a qualified examiner to address the relationship between his hypertension and service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension is found to have begun during service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board finds that the Veteran's insomnia, depression and hypertension are related to his service-connected tinnitus. The claim is granted.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the claims of service connection for hypertension, a bilateral knee injury and sinusitis (claimed as a sinus condition).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and hypertension have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran experienced stressors during his active duty in Grenada, which are corroborated by other evidence of record. The Veteran has PTSD as likely as not related to these verified stressors.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral cataracts, diabetic nephropathy with hypertension, peripheral vascular disease of the left and right lower extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated information from DoD regarding herbicide exposure in Guam.

The Veteran's low back disorder was incurred in service and the Board finds that service connection for this disability is warranted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his inability to attend the scheduled videoconference hearing at the Portland, Oregon RO. His request for a hearing at the Albuquerque, New Mexico, RO has been noted.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of persuasive evidence that a disability incurred in or aggravated by service caused or contributed to the Veteran's death. The new evidence submitted since the October 2010 decision is cumulative and does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for a combined effects medical examination and opinion. The current evidence does not support his claim of unemployability.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension, which he claims is related to his active duty service or secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The Board finds that an addendum opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's current hypertension may be directly related to active duty service and whether it was caused by service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD. The Board finds the evidence at least in equipoise that hypertension may be related to PTSD or herbicide exposure, and an upper and lower back disorder may be related to service. These issues are remanded for further development.