Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension are all found to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, skin disorder, respiratory disorder (emphysema), and hypertension due to Gulf War exposure. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's hypertension claim was denied in May 2009. The Board has not found new and material evidence to reopen the claim. The Veteran does not have left upper peripheral neuropathy, to include carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized non-VA treatment is granted as the criteria under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1728 are met due to permanent service-connected disability, medical emergency, and unavailability of a VA facility.

The Board has remanded the case due to a hearing issue, and no specific rating or effective date is provided.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and further development is needed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, depression, sleep apnea, knee disabilities, and osteoarthritis, were denied. The Board found no evidence of a relationship between the claimed conditions and active duty or National Guard service.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have hypertension or headaches during service, and thus denied entitlement to service connection for these conditions. The Board also noted that headaches were not caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between hypertension and herbicide exposure in service. The Veteran's claim for service connection is now pending again.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, as there was insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected coronary artery disease, and thus granted. The cataracts are not related to diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for an eye disability and hypertension. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for type II diabetes mellitus with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, heart disease and erectile dysfunction, including as a result of exposure to herbicides. The claim has been remanded due to the need for further verification regarding herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's hypertension was incurred during his active service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition after resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and whether it is related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange or service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The VA examiner found that the Veteran's hypertension is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to his service or any service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining statements from a potential witness regarding exposure to Agent Orange.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension, heart disability, and hepatitis C have been granted. The effective date is not specified.