Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hypertension that is attributable to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and procedural action, including VCAA notice regarding service connection claims.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn before the Board could make a decision.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the appellant is therefore denied Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for schizophrenia and denied all other claims due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety reaction and hypertension, finding no evidence of chronic conditions or continuity of symptomatology since service. The claim for service connection for a positive TB tine test result was also denied.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous examination of his heart disorder, as the most recent evaluation from September 2005 does not provide an estimate of METs. The claims file was not available at that time.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for polycythemia vera and hypertension, finding no evidence of a disease associated with herbicide exposure or direct causation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, cataracts of the right eye, and erectile dysfunction are not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. Therefore, these claims for service connection have been denied.

The veteran does not have established service connection for any of the claimed conditions, including bilateral leg disorder, skin cancer, discoid lupus of the face, or hypertension. The RO has assigned a noncompensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss since January 23, 2005.

The Board found that the veteran's stroke and hypertension were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may hypertension be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated.

Service connection is denied for all claimed conditions as there is insufficient medical evidence linking any current disability to active duty service or post-service treatment.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board finds that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 are denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and VA treatment records. The claims for service connection for cardiovascular disease and hypertension on a secondary basis are also pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions and therefore, service connection is denied for all issues.

The Board has determined that hypertension and renal pathology are at least as likely as not related to service, including the 1975 fall during active duty. As a result, service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for any of his claimed conditions, as there is no competent medical evidence to support a current diagnosis or a link between his active service and these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD and finds no evidence to support service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, thoracic spine disability, hypertension or heart disease. The claim for tinnitus is granted as it was incurred in service.