Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during service or within one year after separation from service, nor any competent medical evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, low back disability, arthritis, and hypertension as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's active military service. Additionally, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for acne vulgaris was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a medical nexus between these conditions and the veteran's service.

The appeal is remanded for the acquisition of additional evidence and a DRO review.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding no evidence of a relationship between his condition and either his active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and residuals of cerebrovascular accident to the RO for further development.

The Board determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death, and denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board remands the case for additional development, specifically to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of hypertension and to address issues related to headaches and psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease and hypertension, as there was no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year after separation from service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, while severe, do not render him unemployable.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, renal disability, cardiac disability, and low back disability as they were not incurred in or aggravated by the veteran's active service and are unrelated to any incident therein.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, polyneuropathy, bilateral cataracts, TIA and hypertension as they were not shown to be related to his active duty or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure. The remaining claims for secondary conditions are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and essential hypertension as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or that the conditions were related to active military service.

The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 20 percent for the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, and denied an initial compensable disability rating between December 3, 2003 and December 18, 2006 and an initial disability rating greater than 10% since December 19, 2006 for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart disease, and a cervical spine disability as there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year of discharge, nor any competent medical evidence linking them to his active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities and a higher initial rating for PTSD, as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for hypertension was denied as the evidence did not show that his systolic or diastolic blood pressure readings met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remands the case for further development to verify the veteran's reported stressors and potentially schedule an examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection to the RO for further development and readjudication.