Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis were not incurred or aggravated by his military service, nor are they related to any disease or injury in service. As a result, these claims for service connection have been denied.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and his asthma has been evaluated at the maximum available rating. The effective date for adding a school age child as a dependent is denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated as 10 percent disabling, and his erectile dysfunction does not warrant a compensable rating. The appeal for increased ratings for these conditions has been denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and an eye disorder in June 1999. The Veteran's claims have not been reopened.,There is no new evidence received that would support reopening the claim of service connection for hypertension or an eye disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent, as his blood pressure readings have consistently been below the threshold required for a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for proper notice regarding his obligation to provide evidence of a baseline severity of his sleep apnea in order to establish entitlement to service connection on a secondary basis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's open angle glaucoma is aggravated by his service-connected headache disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy are not related to his military service, including as due to service-connected hypertension. The Board also denied service connection for a bilateral foot disorder.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to review it.

The Veteran's hypertension and sleep apnea are found to be related to his service-connected PTSD. The increased rating claims for PTSD and laryngospasms remain pending.,The Veteran has raised concerns about the severity of his PTSD, including continuous panic attacks and depression affecting his ability to function independently and effectively.

The Board denied service connection for fibroids and hypertension, finding no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The Veteran's current fibroids are not related to her military service, and her hypertension is not shown to be due to a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other conditions warranting presumptive service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, which is now considered secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within the presumptive period. The Board also found that any current diagnoses were not related to service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed conditions and their relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus is presumed to be related to his in-service herbicide exposure, and the Board grants service connection for this condition. The remaining issues of service connection for hypertension, renal disease, cerebrovascular accident, heart condition, and peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to medical questions that cannot be answered by the Board.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not cause functional limitations that prevent him from overcoming his employment handicap, and thus he is not entitled to vocational rehabilitation training under Chapter 31 of Title 38 of the United States Code.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to January 28, 2010 and is now rated at 70 percent. His hypertension remains at a 10 percent rating. The Veteran's degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is rated at 40 percent as of July 21, 2009.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral eye disability, back disability, and hypertension. The Veteran's claims were not reopened for bilateral hearing loss.