Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing addendum opinions from a VA examiner regarding the aggravation of service-connected diabetes mellitus by hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the claims due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, and instructed that they be readjudicated based on all available evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the extremities, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since March 9, 2007. The VA has determined that he is unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bronchitis, residuals of a contusion of the right hand, and hypertension have been withdrawn. The Board finds that there is no current evidence of chronic disabilities such as right foot disorder, bilateral corneal abrasions, pseudofolliculitis barbae, or sinusitis. Hypertension was not shown within one year of service.

The Veteran's right shoulder disorder, heart condition, and/or hypertension were not service-connected.,Bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, left eye disability, and gout must be remanded due to a lack of a VA examination addressing these conditions. The Veteran is not shown to have experienced any of these disabilities in service or within one year following separation from service.

The Veteran's hypertension was not found to be related to service or exposure to herbicides, and thus denied for accrued benefits purposes. The claim for an earlier effective date for PTSD was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hypertension was denied as her blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations.

The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in service and is not related to the Veteran's diabetes mellitus or ischemic heart disease, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations to determine the relationship between his current hypertension and sinusitis with service, as well as the severity of his sinusitis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, and new/reopened claims for basal cell carcinoma and keratosis/cysts/chloracne to allow for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have diabetes mellitus, Type II. The issues of hypertension and radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Veteran's current hypertension was proximately caused by his service-connected diabetes, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional service and personnel records, clarify his actual dates of active service, provide Kent-compliant notice for the left shoulder disability claim, schedule VA examinations for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a left knee disability, and readjudicate all issues on appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and unsubstantiated medical conclusions. The case is now pending further development of the record.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of relevant VA treatment records.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected diabetes. The VA examiner's opinion was inadequate and the case is being remanded for an addendum opinion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his hypertension and right knee osteoarthritis claims, including obtaining recent VA treatment records and Social Security Administration disability records.

The Veteran's hypertension and stroke were not incurred in active service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.,For left knee postoperative residuals, the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to September 26, 2006, or from December 1, 2007.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, a cerebrovascular accident due to hypertension, was not caused or contributed substantially or materially by any service-connected disability. The claim is denied.