Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for the claimed conditions, including as secondary to radiation exposure. The Veteran's claims are supported by medical evidence and his own statements.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an adequate opinion regarding the service connection for hypertension, including whether it is related to service or aggravated by any service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and renal disorder are not service connected as they did not begin during active service or within one year of separation, and there is no evidence showing a connection to any service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to reopening a claim of service connection for hypertension, including as secondary to a service-connected disability. The issue will be adjudicated again after any necessary development.

The Veteran's service connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and PTSD, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment. The Board has granted a total rating based on individual unemployability due to these conditions.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, left knee disorder and cervical spine disorder are all found to be related to his active duty service.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating for hypertension from 20 percent to 10 percent was proper based on evidence showing improvement in his condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to verify his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA in the Army Reserves. The VA will obtain these records and provide a supplemental statement of the case if any benefit sought remains denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, and thus denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for headaches was reopened and granted. Service connection for hypertension is granted as the evidence shows a history of hypertension within one year of discharge from service. The Veteran's tinnitus is also found to be related to his military noise exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not proximately due to, or aggravated by, his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran seeks service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension. The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions, including whether they are related to his military service or any herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, chronic hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus have all been denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of sinusitis or any other chronic sinus disability during the appeal period. It also determined that there was no medical evidence linking the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and was not due to a service-connected disability. The effective date of the grant of service connection for PTSD was also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (PTSD and major depression) is currently rated at 50% from September 7, 2004 to June 30, 2006. The appeal for hypertension was withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension existed prior to her periods of active service and did not permanently increase in severity during or as a result of her active service. As such, the presumption of soundness is rebutted, and the claim for service connection for hypertension was denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cataracts were not incurred during service or due to herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not manifest during service or in the first post-service year and is not related to his military service. The claim for a compensable rating for TB was remanded but no further action has been taken.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension. The claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and restless leg syndrome are remanded for additional development.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability (hypertension) during service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.