Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The appellant's non-service-connected disabilities, including hepatitis C rated at 40 percent, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total rating for non-service-connected pension benefits.

The Board has remanded the claims due to inadequate VA examination and needs clarification on whether current hypertension or respiratory disabilities including asthma are related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus did not begin during his periods of active service, and thus denied entitlement to service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus with diabetic retinopathy, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of service separation and was not incurred during active duty. The VA medical opinions concluded that the current diagnosis of hypertension is not related to service.

The Board found no evidence of chronic sinusitis or hypertension during service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection on this basis. The Board also noted that there was no medical opinion linking current hypertension to diabetes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of the record, including obtaining legible copies of Fort Drum records and scheduling VA examinations. The claim will be reviewed to determine if service connection can be granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a bilateral foot disability. The claim of service connection for hypertension was also remanded to determine if it was secondary to diabetes mellitus, type 2.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and diabetic retinopathy is not manifested by episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or twice a month visits to a diabetic care provider, plus complications that would not be compensable if separately evaluated. Therefore, the Veteran's diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and diabetic retinopathy is rated at 40 percent.

The Board has determined that service connection is granted for residuals of a foreign body injury to the right eye, but not for hypertension. The Veteran's corneal scar was incurred in service and his headaches are service-connected. However, there is no direct evidence linking hypertension to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to February 4, 2011, rendered him unemployable from performing all forms of substantially gainful employment that are consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Board found that the Veteran's currently diagnosed hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor is it proximately due to, or aggravated by, a service-connected disability. The preponderance of the competent evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current conditions (hypertension, brain seizures, cystitis, multiple joint pains, knee disorder and hemorrhage seizure) are not related to his military service or any service-connected disability. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Veteran does not have hypertension that is related to military service. His current hypertension has no link to his time in active duty.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not have onset in service and was not otherwise related to an injury, disease or event in service. As a result, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that exposure to herbicides in service is presumed and that symptoms of hypertension were not chronic in service or within one year after separation. The Board also found that hypertension did not become manifest to a compensable degree within one year of service separation and was not etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's hypertension claim is being remanded for additional development to ensure a complete record and proper consideration of the issue.

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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to report for a previously scheduled hearing. He has requested a new Board hearing at the RO.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to, a disability incurred in or aggravated by active service.