Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from New London Naval Medical Center and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found insufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes, hypertension, cardiac disability, and endocrine system disability, as they are not related to his period of active service or any disease or injury therein. The conditions were also deemed less likely due to non-ionizing radiation exposure from radars.

The Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected Hodgkin's disease, and thus service connection for hypertension secondary to Hodgkin's disease is granted.

The Board has addressed the new and material evidence claims on appeal, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and a gastrointestinal disorder. The lung disorder claim remains unresolved.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a depressive disorder. The evidence now shows that he has a current psychiatric condition related to his active service. Service connection is granted for this condition. The Veteran also has hypertension and other conditions which are being remanded for further review.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension has been rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing medical opinions regarding whether hypertension is secondary to heart disease or PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran currently has bilateral stress fractures of the lower legs and hypertension as a result of service, but there is no evidence of residuals from his in-service mononucleosis.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, tinnitus, a scalp laceration scar, and PTSD. The issues include secondary service connection for hypertension, rating adjustments for PTSD, and an earlier effective date for PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board found that there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year post-service, and that they were not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for prostate cancer, benign prostate hypertrophy, a neurological disorder (claimed as uncontrollable shakes/tremors), and hypertension were denied. The effective date issue was also addressed.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have service connection for any of his claimed conditions, and thus denied all claims based on direct service connection. The appellant's death was attributed to other causes.

The Veteran's service-connected high frequency hearing loss of the right ear results in no worse than Level I hearing acuity, which does not warrant a compensable rating.,Hypertension is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service and did not manifest within one year of the Veteran's discharge from service.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability is being remanded due to the addition of service-connected disabilities since his last examination, and the need for further examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during his military service and is not otherwise related to an event or injury in service, including exposure to herbicides. The Board also found that hypertension was not caused or aggravated by service-connected coronary artery disease or diabetes.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's hypertension is being evaluated in relation to his service-connected Meniere's disease.

The Veteran's hypertension is not service-connected as it did not develop due to her service-connected cervical spine disability, including the May 2004 cervical procedure. The VA examiner found no evidence of aggravation and concluded that the hypertension was more likely related to her elevated BMI.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have hypertension or chronic sinusitis that is attributable to her active military service.