Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing. The issues of increased rating for PTSD, service connection for alcoholism, hypertension, and coronary artery disease are still pending.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's tinnitus or hypertension to his service, and thus denied these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as stress) with the assigned initial ratings of 30 percent each.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing service medical records and seeking opinions from VA examiners regarding the nature and etiology of various conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and seeking a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's hypertension and his death.

The Board has determined that there is insufficient evidence to decide the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension and has therefore remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records from the FAA and U.S. Civil Service Commission.

The veteran's claim for a TDIU rating is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and development of his medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased evaluation for lumbosacral strain, finding that there was no evidence of onset during active service or a relationship to service. The veteran's claim for hypertension was denied due to lack of continuity of symptomatology with service, while his claim for lumbosacral strain was denied as the disability did not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on range of motion and incapacitating episodes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an eye disability, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty or to a service-connected condition.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The appellant's claims of entitlement to service connection for a headache disorder, seizure disorder, and hypertension are remanded for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension is not related to his military service and denied his claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a seizure disorder and hypertension are being remanded due to incomplete records, including missing service treatment records. The VA is instructed to obtain all available medical records and provide the veteran with proper VCAA notice.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss or left eardrum rupture, and there is no evidence to support service connection for these conditions. The veteran's hypertension was diagnosed after service but there is insufficient evidence to establish its onset during service.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, or hypertension to his military service.,Service connection was denied for all three conditions.

The veteran's hypertension and coronary artery disease were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.,For hypertension, the initial documentation of the presence of this disability came many years following service discharge. For coronary artery disease, the initial documentation also came many years after service discharge.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of depression or hypertension, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for updated VA treatment records, as recent medical evidence may provide insight into the veteran's condition and its relation to his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, headaches, and Ménière's syndrome were denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied reopening the veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in service, may not be presumed to have been incurred in service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.