Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for cardiopulmonary disease was denied. The RO also determined that the veteran did not meet the criteria for an increased rating for his GERD, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, degenerative joint diseases of the knees, costochondritis, tinnitus, and hemorrhoids.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and affording the veteran an opportunity to provide additional evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension secondary to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus disability. The claim for pes planus was denied as new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether hypertension had its onset during service or within a year of separation, and grants service connection for hypertension.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right elbow due to a presumption based on its onset within one year of separation from active duty. The other conditions are not granted as service connected.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and conducting a VA examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claim will be reconsidered based on this new evidence.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the appellant is denied entitlement to DIC benefits, accrued benefits, and nonservice-connected death pension.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral flat feet were incurred in service, and granted service connection for this condition. For hypertension, which was initially diagnosed post-service, the Board determined it is not related to active duty service.

The veteran died due to multiple health issues, but there is no evidence that any service-connected disability caused or contributed substantially to his death.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and hypertension were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been so incurred. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for hypertension and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus to service or service-connected conditions. The claim for PTSD was granted with an initial rating of 30 percent.

The veteran's CVA residuals are as likely as not caused by VA surgical treatment, and was an event not reasonably foreseeable. The Board finds that the criteria for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are met.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a heart condition, both of which are found to be unrelated to his active duty service.

The Board found that the veteran's color blindness was not incurred or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and hypertension did not begin during service or within one year of separation from active duty. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and cannot be presumed to have been incurred due to a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA). As such, service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to address the evaluation of hypertension and left ankle sprain, including obtaining additional medical evidence and considering all applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied an increased rating for service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus and service connection for hypertension and vision problems, both claimed as secondary to his diabetes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hypertension is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, and thus denied the claim for service connection.