Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations to assess his hearing loss, thyroid cancer, and hypertension.

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

The Board denied the appellant's claims of service connection for hypertension and a low back disability, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as the evidence did not establish a relationship between his current conditions and his military service, including herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of evidence showing a service-connected disability caused or contributed substantially to his death.,The appellant's claim for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under Title 38, Chapter 35 was also denied as she did not meet the eligibility requirements.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a personal hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of voiding dysfunction, erectile dysfunction, acid reflux, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the hands at a hearing before the Board.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining National Guard service records and verifying periods of active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty for training. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension can be decided.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, hypertension, and degenerative joint disease of the neck and back are presumed to be due to herbicide exposure during service. The initial disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that his exposure to Agent Orange was not supported by evidence and that his current disabilities were not related to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is secondary to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, asthma, hypertension, skin cancer, knot on left leg (shin), and Meniere's disease were denied as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent, and his other service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not first manifested in service or for more than three decades after his separation from service. There is no medical evidence linking hypertension directly to any aspect of the Veteran's period of service, and the preponderance of the medical evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's hypertension is proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the cause of the Veteran's death was not related to his active duty service and is therefore not service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a medical examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and hypertension are being reviewed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, residuals of a left hand and left little finger injury, and a respiratory disorder manifested by shortness of breath and chest pain.