Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension, concluding that it was not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board previously denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, but has now remanded the case due to new evidence and a need for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and secondary service connection for a back disorder with arthritis due to a service-connected left knee disorder. The veteran's current conditions are not service connected.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for GERD is granted, and the issues of kidney stones, IBS, hypertension, and familial tremor are remanded for further development.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiovascular disability, including hypertension, hemorrhagic stroke, and heart attack, was not present in service or within one year of separation. The Court also noted there is no medical evidence linking these disabilities to his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and PVD, as well as his claim for SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ. The evidence does not support current diagnoses or link to service-connected conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, which was listed as hypertension and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, is not caused by or substantially contributed to by a disability incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, migraine headaches, a pulmonary disability (emphysema and COPD), peripheral neuropathy of the feet, tinnitus, and pain in the legs. The Board found that there is no evidence showing a causal relationship between these conditions and the veteran's service-connected frostbite of the hands and feet.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and benign prostatic hypertrophy, respiratory disorder, skin disorder, arthritis of the hands with joint pain, hyperopia and presbyopia (claimed as vision problems), bilateral knee pain, back pain, and hypertension were denied. The denial is based on lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension was not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostatitis, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and a skin disorder of the legs. The claim for hypertension was also denied as it may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his chronic hypertension and PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to determine if the veteran's stroke and hypertension are related to his service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need of regular aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board has granted service connection for the portion of hypertension that is aggravated by service-connected nephrolithiasis and has awarded a 100 percent rating for nephrolithiasis.

The veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities are granted, with a 10 percent rating assigned for the upper gastrointestinal disability (GERD).

The veteran's nicotine dependence, transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, emphysema, and hypertension are all found to be related to his service. The issues have been granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for numbness in the fingers, skin disorder, impotence, gynecomastia, and hypertension. The evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Board found that the veteran did not have CAD or hypertension during his active duty service and denied service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities, including diabetes, hypertension, left arm/hand hemiparesis, and a substance abuse disorder, do not permanently prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment. As he failed to report for a VA medical examination without good cause, his claim is denied.