Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting TDIU. The claim of service connection for hypertension is denied due to lack of evidence showing it was incurred in service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims of service connection for PTSD, hypertension, cervical spine disorder, and lumbar spine disorder. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or any link between the claimed conditions and active duty service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits, finding that the claim was not filed until February 9, 1999 when new evidence (the amended death certificate) established entitlement.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence is in equipoise on whether it was incurred during active duty service. The claim for a respiratory or pulmonary disorder remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension and heart disorder did not begin during or as a result of his military service. The psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as personality disorder, was also found to be unrelated to service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, with atrial fibrillation, and right parietal arteriovenous malformation, with headaches, were not incurred or aggravated by active duty service. The veteran's sleep disturbance is also not considered to be due to service.

The Board finds that the veteran's hypertension is attributable to service, while his bilateral eye disorder does not meet the criteria for service connection as it is a refractive error.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiovascular disorder, sinusitis with rhinitis, and reduced lung capacity (asthma) were not incurred or aggravated by active duty service. The veteran was diagnosed with these conditions after separation from service.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for nicotine dependence, hypertension, and COPD as secondary to nicotine dependence due to the prohibition on such claims under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1103.

The VA determined that the veteran's cause of death, congestive heart failure, was not related to any service-connected disability. The Board found no evidence linking his current heart and hypertension conditions to his military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's currently manifested hypertension is not related to active service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the appellant's hypertension was not incurred during his initial period of active service or within one year thereafter. The Board found no evidence to support a finding that the condition worsened during his subsequent periods of ACDUTRA, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, which was previously denied in October 1993. The veteran's hypertension is now considered related to his periods of service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a claim based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange or other environmental factors. The Board also found no medical evidence showing the conditions were first manifested within one year of separation from service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, heart disease, a skin rash (to include as a result of exposure to herbicides), arthritis of multiple joints, and a circulatory disorder. The reasons given were that there was no evidence of current disabilities or onset during active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Crohn's disease and hypertension contributed to his death, warranting service connection for the cause of death. The veteran did not have service-connected Crohn's disease.

The Board found that the appellant's hypertension is not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral otosclerosis, status-post right stapedectomy with impaired hearing.