Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a heart disability, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active service or due to or aggravated by his service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for further examination.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including cardiac ischemia and hypertension, left great toe fractures, tinnitus, depression, and hearing loss, are found to be sufficient for a TDIU determination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA nephrologist's opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's death causing renal failure and providing VCAA notice in accordance with Hupp v. Nicholson.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was granted effective November 8, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not related to his military service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for chronic hypertension and a chronic heart disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a secondary relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical examination reports and failure to provide adequate reasons and bases.

The veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection of hypertension and diabetes mellitus before the Board could make a decision.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of his preexisting conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that his cardiovascular disease did not have its clinical onset during service and was not caused by any incident of service. The appellant is therefore not entitled to service connection for the cause of her husband's death.

The Board denied service connection for heart disease, a circulatory condition (hypertension), respiratory conditions and peripheral vascular disease as related to cold injury. However, the veteran was found to have skin changes of the hands and feet due to cold injury.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for herpes zoster of the right eye are pending.

The Board found that the veteran's congestive heart failure with hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the RO. The issues of service connection for hypertension, ruptured left ear drum, and hepatitis C are pending.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and assigned a 30 percent disability rating for PTSD. The veteran's PTSD is currently manifested by occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting the current 30 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and review of the record.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent for hypertension, effective from November 1, 2004.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, finding that the veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the merits of the veteran's claim for secondary service connection for sleep apnea. The case is REMANDED for an addendum to the March 2005 VA examination/opinion.