Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate VCAA notice and incomplete medical evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions of chronic hypertension and coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure are not related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The evidence does not support a finding of current diagnoses or causation.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected hypertension and status post-right cerebrovascular accident were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the VA medical care did not result in additional disability or death. The claim for DIC based on 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is also denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Video Conference Hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the earliest date possible.

The Board found no evidence of gout in service records and concluded that the veteran's current diagnosis of gout is not related to his military service. The veteran was also determined not to be housebound or in need of aid and attendance due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension did not manifest during active duty service or for many years thereafter, and has not been shown to be related to military service by competent medical evidence. As such, the claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy and vascular problems and erectile dysfunction, all secondary to herbicide exposure. The veteran was not granted any of his claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and pleurisy. The claim for hypertension was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service, while the claim for pleurisy remains closed as new and material evidence has not been submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred or aggravated by active military service and is not otherwise related to his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining records of in-service back injuries and scheduling a VA examination to determine the relationship between his current low back disorder and service. The hypertension claim will also be remanded as it was not addressed in the original decision.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's systemic arterial hypertension is secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder and grants this claim. However, there is no evidence of a current disability manifested by head pain, so the claim for service connection for head pain is denied.

The veteran's service connection for chronic tinnitus and right ankle sprain residuals is granted. Service connection for chronic hypertension is denied as not incurred in or aggravated by wartime service.

The Board has denied all service connection claims for the veteran's claimed conditions, finding no competent medical evidence linking any of these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance (RH) was denied because he is not considered to be in 'good health' due to his non-service-connected conditions, including osteoarthritis and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected hypertension, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied service connection for mitral valve regurgitation, gout, and hypertension as secondary to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.,The only competent opinion on the question of a medical relationship between each condition and the service-connected diabetes weighed against the claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that chloracne was not incurred or aggravated by service and is unrelated to military service, including presumed herbicide exposure during his service in the Republic of Vietnam. Peripheral neuropathy of the right leg and left leg are not shown to be related to military service, including presumed herbicide exposure. Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Sjogren's syndrome were not incurred or aggravated by service and are unrelated to military service. Arthritis of the legs and feet is not shown to be otherwise related to service or a service-connected disorder. Hypertension was not incurred in service but is aggravated by his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.