Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as his claim for an increased rating for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, were denied. The Veteran was granted a compensable (20%) rating for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity effective June 2006.

The Veteran's cardiovascular disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, and are not proximately due to exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arterial hypertension and entitlement to a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and essential hypertension, finding insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. The claim for secondary service connection for CFS was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between his in-service elevated cholesterol and current hypertension.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of accrued benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability incurred in VA medical facilities, finding that there was no evidence of carelessness or negligence on the part of VA.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, pneumonia due to squamous cell lung cancer, was not related to his service or any event therein. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding that his lung cancer, hypertension, and diabetes were related to his service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and coronary artery disease are not service-connected, as they do not meet the criteria for direct service connection. The medical evidence does not support a finding of service connection based on secondary aggravation by service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claimed dizziness and sleep disorder were not found to be related to his military service.,The Veteran's claimed anxiety disorder was not found to be related to his diabetes mellitus, type II or any other incident of his military service. The examiner opined that the Veteran's anxiety is already factored into his PTSD diagnosis.,The Veteran's ocular hypertension was not found to be related to his diabetes mellitus, type II or any other incident of his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to determine if he set foot in Vietnam during his service on the U.S.S. Forster.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease secondary to hypertension based on the lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty in February 1995. As a result, the claim for secondary service connection was also denied.

The Veteran's hypertension does not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent as his diastolic pressure has never been predominantly 110 or more and his systolic pressure has never been predominantly 200 or more.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and denied the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service. The presumption of exposure to Agent Orange did not apply as the Veteran was not shown to have served in Vietnam.

The Veteran's hypertension and migraine headaches have been evaluated as noncompensably disabling. The Board finds that a compensable evaluation is not warranted for either condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, PTSD, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, and a transient ischemic attack have been denied. The effective dates for the awards of service connection are set at December 15, 2006, for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, and May 9, 2007, for the transient ischemic attack.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension was dismissed due to his death.