Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service treatment records from the Air Reserve Personnel Center and ensuring compliance with previous directives. The appeal will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, as well as a higher rating for PTSD, are being remanded due to inadequate etiology opinions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were all denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for hypertension, denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an eye disability manifested by loss of vision, or a cardiovascular accident/stroke.

The Board has granted service connection for nummular eczema, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether it had its onset during active service and has continued since service. The Veteran's claims for other conditions are remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension was incurred during his active military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for bronchial asthma are being remanded to allow for additional development of the medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current skin disability, hypertension, or neuropathy of the left lower extremity that is related to his active service. Therefore, he is denied entitlement to service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional service treatment records and determine if his hypertension was aggravated during periods of active service.

The Veteran's costochondritis of the left rib cage is rated at 10 percent, and her hypertension has been granted service connection based on new evidence. The effective date for the hypertension service connection remains pending as it was not specified in this decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional evidence regarding the Veteran's hypertension, including records from his military service and post-service treatment. The Veteran is also asked to provide any missing service treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for multiple myeloma, chloracne/skin disability, arthritis, sinusitis, asthma, and hypertension have been denied as there is no competent evidence of a current disability related to service or the exposure basis.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, left foot plantar fasciitis and heel spur, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism, iatrogenic, and hypertension have been granted service connection. The Veteran is entitled to a 10% rating for his left foot condition.

The Veteran's hypertension was not shown to be related to service or due to herbicide exposure. The Board found no direct service connection and denied secondary service connection based on diabetes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hypertension is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected bilateral total knee arthroplasty and residuals, thus granting service connection for hypertension on a secondary basis.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for the claimed conditions, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, end stage renal disease, diabetic retinopathy, and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia with atrial flutter. The Veteran's claims were denied as there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current diagnoses and his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition and no evidence of its onset during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate VA examination and the need for additional medical opinions regarding his psychiatric, diabetes, neuropathy, hypertension, and scarring conditions.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for various issues, including service connection claims and initial rating determinations. The total disability rating for a pontine hemorrhage was granted but not extended beyond January 13, 2008.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including additional VA examinations and opinions regarding his respiratory disability and hypertension.