Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded his lung disorder service connection claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a low back disorder that is proximately due, the result of, or chronically aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The claims for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy/radiculopathy are pending.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disability.

The VA has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as the submitted evidence does not link the cause of death (bronchial asthma) to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of hypertension, radiation poisoning, or carcinoma. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current respiratory disability and denied his claim for service connection. The hypertension was also denied as it is unclear if it pre-existed service or was aggravated by service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, service connection for hypertension, and TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for hypertension with uncontrolled blood pressure, finding that the evidence submitted was either cumulative or redundant and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite to the lower extremities and hypertension, finding that there is no competent evidence showing these conditions were incurred during or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis and/or degenerative joint disease of unspecified joints, vertigo, and hypertension. The veteran's claims were based on direct service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and a compensable rating for limitation of motion of the right ring finger, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including head injury, back disability, shoulder disorders, foot injuries, eye disorder, heart disorder, lung disease, psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, asbestosis, COPD, cervical spine disorder, hemorrhoids, tinnitus, and loss of teeth are not supported by the evidence of record.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and diabetes, as well as service connection for heart disease secondary to these conditions, were denied. The claim for a temporary total evaluation was held in abeyance.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, vertigo as secondary to PTSD, and hypertension as secondary to PTSD due to a lack of evidence of current disabilities within the meaning of VA criteria.

The veteran's multiple service-connected and nonservice-connected disabilities prevent him from achieving a vocational goal, thus feasibility of additional vocational rehabilitation training is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding a visit to Vietnam and further development is needed for service connection claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a cardiovascular disorder, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, that is attributable to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as there is no current evidence of these disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.