Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hypertension, finding no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound is remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical records and need for a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin rash and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for polycystic kidney disease, hypertension, and chronic renal insufficiency with albuminuria due to lack of current diagnoses with respect to a chronic skin rash.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and an initial rating higher than 20 percent for diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for right and left ankle conditions, as well as an initial compensable evaluation for hypertension. The veteran's current disabilities were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in service or due to a service-connected disorder, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for lumbosacral strain, finding no evidence of a nexus to the veteran's military service or service-connected condition.

The veteran's death was not due to his own willful misconduct, and he had service-connected disabilities that were rated as totally disabling for a continuous period of at least one year immediately preceding his death. However, the claim is denied because the veteran did not meet the requirement of having been continuously rated totally disabled by VA for 10 years or more immediately preceding his death.

The veteran is granted a 100 percent rating for his service-connected hypertensive heart disease since March 3, 1994.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for heart transplant and hypertension as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his service or any other incident.,The veteran's claim for residuals of fever was previously denied in September 1970, and no new and material evidence has been submitted since then.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of his claims.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and assigned a 10 percent rating. The claim for an increased rating for low back strain is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active service and therefore denied all of his claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations to determine the etiology of the veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board found that the appellant does not have degenerative disc disease, hearing loss, hypertension, or hypercholesterolemia related to service. The preponderance of evidence indicates these conditions were not incurred during active duty for training or inactive duty for training.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was first manifested during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The decision found no evidence of a current disability related to service.

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

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and headaches to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC. The veteran will be notified if further action is required on his part.