Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his service or any incident thereof, and thus cannot be granted service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD and diabetes mellitus, did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from aortic stenosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, may not be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated, and is not proximately due to, or chronically aggravated by, service-connected disability. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for cardiovascular disease, to include hypertension, finding that there was no medical evidence linking the current condition to service.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating was granted effective July 18, 2005. The Board denied an earlier effective date.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to lack of timely filing of a notice of disagreement for the denial of service connection for degenerative disc disease. The Veteran's claims for other conditions were denied as they are not compensable under VA regulations.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current mild left ear hearing loss does not meet VA disability compensation criteria and there is no evidence of a current disability related to service. Right ear hearing loss was found to be related to active duty service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for osteoarthritis of the bilateral hands and hypertension, but remanded to obtain additional evidence regarding these claims.

The Board found no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to the claimed conditions, and thus denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disorder, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development, including a medical opinion regarding the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss and hypertension was denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current disability as defined by VA regulations for left ear hearing loss, and there is no evidence of a nexus between his current hypertension condition and service or service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and osteoarthritis due to incomplete records and a need for further development, including obtaining private treatment records from 1978 and 1988.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension does not warrant a rating greater than the currently assigned 10 percent, as his blood pressure readings do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under DC 7101.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for further development. The claims of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for hypertension, as well as increased ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFS) of the right and left knees are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and updating records from the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Veteran's claim of entitlement to TDIU is currently pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to clarify if the Veteran's current diagnosis of hypertension is at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the Veteran's headaches, vertigo, hypertension, and coronary artery disease are all related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service, and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's death was caused by decompensated liver disease and respiratory failure. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of his death, contending that his adenocarcinoma of the prostate contributed to his fatal hepatocellular cancer.