Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the two conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of his discharge from service. The claim for secondary service connection based on PTSD was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes and coronary artery disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to service, including exposure to herbicides. The claim for secondary service connection based on diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease was denied as well.

The Board denied an extraschedular rating for hearing loss and found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining substantially gainful employment, thus denying a TDIU.

The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.,Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, a disability manifested by dehydration had its onset during military service. The Board also found that kidney stones were incurred in service.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not otherwise attributable to service. The claim for service connection for hypertension was denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at a 10 percent rating, but no more. The claim for an increased rating for major depressive disorder was denied. Service connection for the claimed back disability and right ankle disability were also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination, including addressing secondary service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 1, 2009 for payment of additional compensation for his current spouse. The decision was based on the fact that notice of his marriage to his current spouse was not received at the RO within one year of their marriage or prior to February 10, 2009.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not require regular aid and attendance prior to June 12, 2009, as evidenced by her ability to care for herself based on VA examinations conducted in April 2004 and June 2009. The effective date of the award is therefore denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of whether he should receive a separate rating for his hypertension.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused or substantially contributed to by any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected renal insufficiency associated with hypertension did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating at any point during the appeal period.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, glaucoma, and cataracts as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The Veteran's eye disorders have been found to be aggravated by his diabetes.

The Veteran's hypertension and high cholesterol were denied as service-connected. The Board found no evidence of chronic symptoms in service, no current disability related to service, and insufficient medical nexus evidence connecting the disabilities to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including residuals of colon cancer, right shoulder disability, left testicle disability, bronchitis/asthma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and heart disability. The appeals were based on new and material evidence for residuals of colon cancer.

The Veteran's DM is presumed due to his service in Vietnam, and he has been granted presumptive service connection for this condition. His skin disabilities are not deemed associated with herbicide exposure but have been found to be related to his DM.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an opinion on whether hypertension is aggravated by diabetes mellitus and a determination of TDIU benefits. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board has granted service connection for basal cell skin cancer and is remanding the issue of service connection for hypertension due to potential inadequacies in the examination report.