Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, IBS (claimed as amebic dysentery), hiatal hernia, and peptic ulcer. The evidence shows that these conditions had their onset during active duty service and are related to such service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are not shown to be of such a nature or severity to prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment prior to April 29, 2011.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current hypertension and migraine headaches are not related to her military service or any service-connected disability. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD, and therefore, he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hypertension is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not preexist service and was not incurred during service. The VA examiner concluded that there is no link between the Veteran's service and current hypertension.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and to schedule a DRO hearing. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension remains pending.

The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected heart disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension warrants an initial compensable rating of 10 percent, effective from when his service connection was granted.

The Veteran died in July 2008 from pancreatic cancer, coronary artery disease, and hypertension at a private address. The appeal is denied as there is no basis for the burial transportation payment sought.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 14, 2009 for a 100% rating for ASHD, status post myocardial infarctions, with hypertension is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to a lack of consideration of recent medical evidence and an incomplete VA examination.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the Board found that he did not meet the durational requirement for a total disability rating in existence during his lifetime under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and updating treatment records.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus, finding it presumptively incurred due to herbicide exposure. The remaining claims of hypertension and retinopathy secondary to Type II Diabetes Mellitus are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for ulcers, trigeminal neuralgia, hypertension, impotence, and depression. The Veteran's ulcers are found to have their onset in service.,Service connection was not granted for trigeminal neuralgia, hypertension, impotence, or depression as they were not present during service or until many years after discharge.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of kidney stones, and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of hypertension or right ear hearing loss, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.