Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's asthma, hypertension, and mitral valve regurgitation are found to be related to service. The Board finds that the criteria for service connection have been met.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for hypertension with cardiomegaly from July 1, 2006, and in excess of 60 percent from March 26, 2012.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC benefits, finding that COPD and hypertension were not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were found to be related to service, while his hypertension claim was reopened based on new evidence. The other issues remained unresolved.

The Board found no evidence of an in-service onset or connection between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and bilateral foot disorder with his service. The VA examiner opined that these conditions are not related to service.

The Veteran's heart disease, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left knee disability, and left hip disability are not service-connected as they were either not incurred or aggravated by service or due to a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has restored service connection for arthritis of the lumbar spine and granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected disabilities, but severed service connection for arthritis of the lumbar spine was improper.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's kidney disease is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected coronary artery disease, and thus grants service connection for chronic kidney failure with hypertension.

The Veteran's right renal cell carcinoma is found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected hypertension, and thus granted secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment, as a non-service connected disability causes his employment limitations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and bursitis of the right hip were not incurred or aggravated by his active service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The TDIU claim will be held in abeyance pending resolution of the hypertension issue.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disability, and peripheral neuropathy of the extremities as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran's current conditions are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hypertension condition did not manifest during his second period of active service and is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to service. As such, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and right knee disability. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and he is granted TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for reopening his service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder, increased ratings for hypertension, and compensable ratings for nasal bone fracture residuals and scalp scars. The evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board has determined that further development is needed before a decision can be made.

The Veteran's hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy have been granted service connection, but the Board is remanding his claims for higher initial ratings due to further development being required.