Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear relationship between hypertension and diabetes mellitus, procedural issues related to secondary service connection regulations, and incomplete medical records. Further examination is required.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death based on new evidence provided by Dr. R.F.S., which suggests that the veteran may have received treatment for cardiovascular conditions during his period of active duty.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed hypertension, dizziness, weakness, chest pains, dehydration, and heart disorder were not caused by VA medical care or treatment in September 1999 which discontinued Sinemet prescribed for Parkinson's disease. The proximate cause of these conditions was deemed to be unrelated to VA care.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. His hypertension was not rated higher than 10 percent, his scar on the left leg did not meet criteria for a compensable rating, and he failed to establish service connection for tinnitus.

The VA denied a compensable initial evaluation for hypertension as the medical evidence did not show predominantly high blood pressure readings.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a shrapnel wound to his right hand, and hypertension. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for PTSD, finding that there was no direct evidence linking these conditions to his military service or secondary to his service-connected diabetes. The PTSD claim was also denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred during service and could not be presumed due to exposure. The claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected diabetes and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's hypertension is not rated higher than zero percent, and his tinnitus has the maximum schedular rating of ten percent. The Board finds no legal basis for a separate evaluation for each ear.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as the appellant withdrew it.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Board found that the veteran's fatal conditions were not due to any disability incurred in service, or manifest within a year of his recognized service. Therefore, the claims for service connection for the cause of death and nonservice-connected death pension benefits are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hypertension and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused or contributed to by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, finding no evidence of a nexus between the two conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension, heart attack, and stroke are not related to his active duty service or any service-connected disability. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's disabilities, including his service-connected lumbar and cervical spine conditions and non-service-connected left hand injury with amputation, do not preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.