Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further evaluation of his service-connected disabilities due to the passage of time and changes in symptoms since his last examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of his hypertension.

The Board found that clear and unmistakable evidence showed the Veteran's hypertension preexisted service and was not aggravated by service.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence does not support a relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected diabetes, either by way of causation or aggravation. Therefore, service connection for hypertension was denied.

The Board has ordered additional development and remanded the case for further examination and consideration of the Veteran's claims, including service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension on a secondary basis.

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

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for hypertension and is granting it.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for additional development of his claims, including VA examinations and the provision of a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension was not present in service and is not etiologically related to his service or his service connected PTSD. The claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Veteran does not have chronic residuals of a syphilis infection related to his active duty service, and the current conditions are not found to be directly related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, finding no evidence of these conditions during or within the presumptive period following service. New evidence received since 2005 did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of hypertension, and the Board has dismissed this claim.

The Veteran's hypertension claim is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination. The issues of PTSD rating and service connection for lumbar fusion are also being remanded.

The evidence does not support service connection for hypertension, as it was not present during active duty or within one year of separation. The Veteran's hypertension is considered to be due to his unhealthy lifestyle and obesity rather than a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's right knee condition is rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating based on his symptoms.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that new and material evidence was not provided to reopen any previously denied claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of credible evidence supporting herbicide exposure and insufficient evidence linking his conditions to service.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the representative withdrew both issues prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and likely etiology of his claimed right and left knee disabilities, hypertension, and renal disease.

The Board has determined that a VA medical examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of any current eye disability, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities. The appellant's representative requested this remand for the purpose of obtaining such an examination.