Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes cannot be established without a current VA examination, but he failed to appear for scheduled examinations. The RO recognized additional evidence received after the December 1998 denial, including diagnoses of neck condition, bilateral patellofemoral syndrome, and dyspnea on exertion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cardiovascular disorder including hypertension and residuals of catarrhal fever, finding no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his claims on a direct or presumptive basis. The Board also found that there is no secondary service connection between the veteran's service-connected headaches and his later onset of hypertension.

The veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, arthritis of the right knee, and hypertension were denied. The Board found no evidence to support these claims based on the lack of a nexus between the claimed conditions and active service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for athlete's foot, bilateral vision loss with injury of the right eye, and cancer of the kidney are denied. The veteran is not entitled to a compensable evaluation for his bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hypertension is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's disabilities, including right upper and lower hemiparesis due to cerebrovascular accident, organic brain disorder, and hypertension, meet the criteria for special monthly pension at the aid and attendance rate.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not have prostate cancer, hearing loss, hypertension, or a back disorder during his active service. The Board also found no evidence of such conditions within one year after separation from active service. Therefore, the claims for these conditions are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is incurred as a result of his active wartime service and hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and evaluation of the veteran's conditions due to a lack of recent medical examination. The RO is instructed to conduct further development as outlined in the decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hypertension did not begin during service and is not related to his service-connected headaches or peptic ulcer disease. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have residuals of a right foot injury and denied service connection for hypertension as it was not present during service, did not develop within one year after separation from service, and is not related to any incident during service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it was first manifested during active military service. Service connection is also granted for cardiomyopathy.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claims for cardiovascular disorder (to include hypertension), peptic ulcer, asthma, numbness of the left side of the body, and residuals of a shrapnel wound to the back are all denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's heart disorder and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated during his active service, and thus cannot be granted service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and for reopening his claim of arteriosclerotic heart disease with an acute myocardial infarction, finding that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and stroke residuals, claimed as secondary to the service-connected anxiety disorder. The rating for the service-connected anxiety disorder was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a heart murmur disability, hypertension, or organic heart disease manifested by hyperlipidemia (elevated cholesterol) due to service connection.

The Board finds that the appellant's claimed disabilities of arthritis, hypertension, heart disease, and hemorrhoids were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions became manifest to a degree of 10 percent within one year after separation from service.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension had its onset during active service and granted his claim for service connection.