Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no causal relationship between his exposure to ionizing radiation during military service and his hypertension or ulcer. The Board concluded that it is unlikely that these conditions were caused by any incident during military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following all forms of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work experience.

The Veteran's claim to establish service connection for hypertension was denied in the May 2005 rating decision. The RO received a timely notice of disagreement and statement of the case, but did not receive a timely substantive appeal within the required time frame. As such, the Board has determined that the Veteran did not submit a timely substantive appeal with regard to this decision.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied as there is no current evidence of a right ear hearing loss disability or an acquired psychiatric disability, including panic disorder and anxiety. The Veteran's hypertension and skin rash disabilities are currently rated appropriately.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his condition and verification of periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA.

The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of hypertension, and there is no medical record indicating the Veteran had high blood pressure during service or at any time since. The Board finds that service connection for hypertension cannot be established.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence to support the claimed disabilities or their relationship to service.

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

The Board has determined that hypertension did not have its onset during active duty service or within one year of separation from active duty service and has not been shown to be causally related to a period of ACDUTRA. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause or contribute substantially to his death due to colon cancer, hypertension, arteriosclerotic heart disease, and congestive heart failure.

The Veteran seeks service connection for hypertension, which he claims is related to his service-connected PTSD. The Board has remanded the case for additional development and a medical opinion regarding the relationship between hypertension and both service and PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, increased ratings for residuals of right ankle injury and myositis, and an earlier effective date for a rating increase were denied. The Veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date than March 21, 2002, for the award of a 10 percent disability rating for his service-connected residuals of right ankle injury.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining OPM disability retirement records and a VA examination to determine the combined impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional service treatment records and conduct a VA examination. The appellant's hypertension may be related to his military service, specifically the basic training period between January 1966 and March 1966.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining VA medical records and providing the Veteran with a statement of the case on the claim for service connection for hepatitis A and B.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral knee disability, hypertension, chronic sinusitis, and degenerative joint disease/degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine are all denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal on the issue of service connection for hypertension, and thus the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding service records and private treatment records, as well as a need for VCAA notice regarding disability ratings and effective dates.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, arranging for a VA examination to assess the severity of his left ear hearing loss disability, and providing an opinion on whether his hypertension is secondary to service-connected PTSD. The examiner must also determine if his sinusitis is related to exposure to Agent Orange during service.