Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including type II diabetes mellitus and its complications, are denied as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during his active duty in the Panama Canal Zone. The Board finds that he did not serve in Vietnam or any other location where herbicide exposure can be presumed.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's service treatment records and any recent VA outpatient treatment records. The claims will be remanded for these actions.

The Board found no current disability of the left knee, bladder or gastrointestinal system. The Veteran's service treatment records did not show any complaints, symptoms or diagnoses related to these conditions during his active duty. VA examinations and treatment records also failed to identify any such disabilities. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded because the VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether his hypertension was caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The case will be returned for a new examination to address this issue.

The Board finds that the Veteran's currently diagnosed hypertension first manifested during active service and grants service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity and hypertension are being remanded due to incomplete records, conflicting medical opinions, and need for additional examinations.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to decide the Veteran's claims for service connection and total disability based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a right arm disability, an enlarged heart with scarring, and failing eyesight. The Board finds that the issues of service connection for these conditions are remanded.,An increased rating for hypertension is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and cardiac disability secondary to PTSD due to insufficient reasoning in a previous VA examination report. The case is now being readjudicated.

The Board found that the Veteran's respiratory disorder, low back disability, acquired psychiatric disability, and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee osteoarthritis and hypertension were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under applicable rating criteria.

The Board finds that the Veteran's currently diagnosed hypertension is not connected to his military service or a service-connected disability, and therefore denies the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted the appellant's claims of service connection for hypertension and kidney failure, finding that these conditions began during the Veteran's period of active duty service.

The Veteran's hypertension, which was granted service connection for on July 4, 2007, has been rated at a 10 percent disability rating since that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to technical issues with a hearing transcript and requests for additional development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for hypertension before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The appeal will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and to schedule him for appropriate VA examinations to determine the severity of his service-connected right shoulder disorder and hypertension.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not have its clinical onset in service and is not otherwise related to his active service. The Board also determined that it was not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability, including type II diabetes mellitus. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against his claim for service connection.,Since the date of his claim, the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity has been characterized by symptoms that are compatible with no more than mild, incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve and does not warrant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.,Since the date of his claim, the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity has been characterized by symptoms that are compatible with no more than mild, incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve and does not warrant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.,Throughout the period on appeal, the Veteran's left knee disability has been manifest by arthritis with noncompensable limitation of extension and flexion with complaints of pain on use; no instability has been reported. The criteria for an increased rating greater than 10 percent have not been met.