Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability and granted it. The claims for hypertension, left knee disability, right knee disability, residuals of malaria, and arthritis (secondary to shell fragment wounds) are also granted.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in unemployability. The case is REMANDED for an appropriate health care specialist to review the claims folder and provide a determination on whether the Veteran is unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension is being remanded for a VA examination to determine its etiology, including whether it is related to his military service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of hypertension, and the Board has dismissed this issue.

The Veteran's hypertension and hypertensive heart disease and aortic stenosis with mitral regurgitation were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and are not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in unemployability. The case is REMANDED for an appropriate health care specialist to review the claims folder and provide a determination on whether the Veteran is unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge (VLJ) of the Board. The RO must ask the Veteran to clarify his preferred type of hearing and notify him of the date, time, and location if he chooses one.

The Board found that the Veteran's current glaucoma and hypertension were not related to his service or any incident of service origin, including exposure to herbicides. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for a low back disorder, as well as his claims for hypertension and a respiratory disorder. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, finding that it is not related to service or secondary to any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis B, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, low back disability, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus (DM II). The appeals were decided on a direct basis as there was no indication of any presumptive conditions or exposure to herbicides.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for a video conference hearing before the Board at the RO.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to service, and thus granted service connection for this condition. The issue of hypertension will be remanded as requested by the Board.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and potential need for further examination or medical opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation, or a link between these conditions and his period of service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including cervical spine and hand conditions, prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for Bell's palsy, hypertension, fibromyalgia, sleep apnea, hearing loss, bilateral knee arthritis, and gout were all denied as the conditions are not shown to have developed during active service or due to an established event, injury, or disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, heart disability, and hypertension as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously denied claim. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have a heart disability or hypertension incurred in service.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including left side rib injury, bilateral wrist injury, back injury, left hip condition, left lower extremity condition, and hypertension. The decision found no current disability related to these conditions.