Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for hearing loss, hyperlipidemia, vision disorder, hypertension, heart disorder, and diabetes mellitus type II. The RO found no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his military service.

The Board found no evidence of hypertension being incurred during service or within one year post-service, and thus denied the claim for service connection. The veteran's 'borderline hypertension' was not considered to be related to his military service.

The Board found no causal relationship between the veteran's prostate cancer, arthritis, and hypertension and his active service. The evidence showed a significant gap in time between discharge from active duty and any diagnosis of these conditions.

The veteran's hypertension and hypertensive heart disease are currently evaluated at 30 percent. The Board finds no evidence of a diastolic pressure of 120 or more, which would warrant an evaluation higher than 30 percent under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a compensable initial rating for erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, concluding that hypertension did not contribute to his death and was not related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches as residuals of a head injury and hypertension, but denied the claim for an increased rating for PTSD. The veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 100% effective from June 13, 1993.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is proximately due to or caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus grants the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, finding no evidence of a nexus between the disabilities and active service.

The veteran's service-connected conditions, including residuals of a stroke to include right hand paresthesia and hemianopia, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, are presumed to have been incurred during military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his blood pressure readings have consistently been below levels that would justify such an increase.

The Board has denied service connection for bronchial asthma, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and a neuropsychiatric disorder with a disability manifested by lack of blood flow to the brain as these conditions were not shown to be related to service.

The veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including PTSD, diabetes, and various musculoskeletal conditions. The RO is instructed to issue a statement of the case for these claims and afford the veteran an opportunity to perfect his appeals.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking any of his medically established causes of death (cardiovascular-renal disease) to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not related to his service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including heart condition, rubella, bilateral hearing loss, and other injuries. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for Special Monthly Pension (SMP) based on needing regular aid and attendance of another person or being housebound due to his multiple disabilities.,The veteran had hypertension, heart problems, hearing loss, depression, diabetes, and arthritis. However, he did not have a single disability rated at 100% that would meet the requirement for SMP based on need for A&A.

The Board denied service connection for health care under Chapter 17 for a right wrist injury, foot disorder, hypertension, and low back injury due to the appellant's discharge from service being a result of willful and persistent misconduct.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma, hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus, and emphysema. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for glaucoma.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a VA examination to determine if the veteran has hypertension and whether it is at least as likely as not that it had its onset during service.