Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to address the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination. The issue of entitlement to a permanent and total disability rating for nonservice-connected pension purposes remains on hold.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA aid and attendance examination to determine if the appellant requires regular aid and assistance due to her disabilities.

The Board finds that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or chronically aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type I aggravated his hypertension.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in service and is not otherwise related to his active military service. The claim for service connection for hypertension has been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's IBS and bladder disability are proximately due to her service-connected organic mood disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in her favor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between his active service, including herbicide exposure, and the development of hypertension. The Veteran's hypertension is not related to his diabetes either.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for various conditions, including PTSD, high triglycerides and cholesterol, chronic obesity, poor blood circulation, dry mouth, Gulf War Syndrome, polyps, gastrointestinal disorder, eye disability, respiratory disorder, heart disease, skin cancer, varicose veins, sleep apnea, and traumatic brain injury. The reasons were provided based on the lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for hypertension prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's skin disorders, hypertension, chronic liver disease, and renal disease are all found to be related to his service in the Gulf War. The effective dates for these conditions have not been established.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetic nephropathy and hypertension is being remanded due to the failure to appear at a scheduled hearing. The case will be handled by scheduling another hearing before a VLJ of the Board.

The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and is otherwise unrelated to an injury, disease, or event in service, including exposure to Agent Orange. Hypertension is also not caused by or made worse by service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance.,However, his vision disability is found to be secondary to his service-connected cerebrovascular accident.

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

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the Board is dismissing the case.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including VA examinations to determine the etiology of his hypertension and hypertensive heart disease, as well as whether he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable due to his nonservice-connected sleep apnea and fatigue.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is not service-connected and his PTSD does not warrant a higher disability evaluation.