Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it is presumed to have been incurred in service due to its manifestation within one year of separation from active duty.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no medical evidence suggesting that the condition was present during his military service or within one year of discharge. The examiner concluded it could not be determined without speculation whether hypertension had its onset during service.

The Board denied all service connection claims for the veteran's claimed disabilities, finding that they were not related to his military service or a service-connected disorder.

The Board found that diabetes mellitus and hypertension were not incurred in service, but denied the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for central retinal occlusion of the left eye with vision loss due to VA surgery.

The Board has granted increased evaluations for the veteran's service-connected hypertension and lumbosacral strain, with a maximum of 40 percent each. The claim for bilateral numbness is denied as not due to service or service-connected conditions.

The veteran's claim for service connection was denied as he did not have the required wartime service to qualify for VA pension benefits. The claims for bilateral shoulder disorder, diabetes mellitus with complications of hypertension and a heart condition, and an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no evidence to support a direct link between his military service and the claimed disabilities.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against finding that hypertension had its onset in service or is related to any incident of service.,The Board also finds that the presumptions found at 38 C.F.R. �� 3.307, 3.309 do not apply.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased initial ratings for his right carpal tunnel syndrome and hypertension, finding no current diagnosis of left carpal tunnel syndrome and that the symptoms did not meet criteria for an increased rating.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, asbestos exposure, and radiation exposure. The veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service or any in-service exposures.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, it may not be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by active service, and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by, his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by or related to his service-connected disabilities, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and there was no evidence of a link between the two conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran was not exposed to mustard gas or Lewisite during service, and therefore cannot establish service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for spastic paraparesis, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and hypertension as the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that schizophrenia may be presumed to have been incurred in service, but anemia and hypertension were not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have hypertension, and even if he did, it was not related to service. The claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected hypertension, finding that his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and medical opinions regarding the etiology of his disabilities.