Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's cardiac arrhythmia and hypertension are related to his service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to appear for a scheduled video-conference hearing. The issues of increased ratings for specific disabilities are also referred back to the RO.

The Board found that the veteran's current hypertension did not begin in service, was not caused by any incident of service, and was not caused or permanently worsened by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD and hypertension as secondary to PTSD. The in-service stressor event was not corroborated, and new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and thus the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation, as his blood pressure readings have never been at levels sufficient to warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to deficiencies in the examination reports and need for further development of his PTSD claim. The claims for psoriasis, PTSD, arteriosclerotic heart disease with hypertension, and a compensable rating for residuals of a pilonidal cyst will be deferred pending resolution of the PTSD claim.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center from January 25, 2003 to January 27, 2003 was denied as the conditions did not require immediate medical attention.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as the veteran passed away on May [redacted], 2007.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and tinnitus, finding that the veteran's symptoms are chronic and continuous since his military service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the veteran did not timely file a Substantive Appeal for his claim of a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation of hypertension and service connection for neurological disabilities have been denied. The RO will review the case and issue a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus denied his claim for secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was first manifested during his period of active service and is granting service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for erectile dysfunction, diabetic neuropathy and documented arterial hypertension, as well as his claim for a higher rate of SMC due to loss of use of a creative organ. The veteran's diabetes mellitus type II was also not granted an increased evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a heart condition and hypertension, finding that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for a heart condition. The Board also found that there is no direct evidence linking the current hypertension to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection and secondary service connection were denied as he did not meet the statutory eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to lack of wartime service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by active service and is unrelated to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.