Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a heart disorder, and frozen feet due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions as being incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension because there was no evidence showing a diagnosis or treatment for high blood pressure in service, and the medical evidence did not show a link between current hypertension and active service.

The Board found that the appellant's hypertension existed prior to his entry into active service in 1991 and did not increase during his period of active military service. Therefore, it denied service connection for hypertension.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, left middle finger injury, bilateral knee disorder, and left eye injury. The RO denied all of these claims.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current heart murmur, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension to his period of active service. The claim is therefore denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, including hypertensive cardiovascular and coronary artery disease, as well as hepatitis B and C. The denial was based on a lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran did not have a diagnosed hypertension disability during service or within one year following service discharge, and thus his claim for service connection is denied.

The VA determined that the appellant's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment based on his educational attainment and occupational experience.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension, migraine headaches, and residuals of snow blindness were not related to service. The claims for these conditions are denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, hypertension, fatigue and sleep problems, knee pain, memory loss, a skin disorder, headaches, and a sinus condition. The reasons given were that there was no medical evidence of these conditions in service or during the presumptive period, and that they did not meet the criteria for service connection due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and vertigo, finding that there was no well-grounded evidence to support these claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the appeal was dismissed due to withdrawal of appeals by the appellant. The claim for a chronic back disability remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and asthma, finding the claims were not well grounded due to lack of medical evidence associating these conditions with military service.

The veteran's unauthorized medical care received at Moses Cone Hospital was not for treatment of a service-connected disability, and thus the claim for payment/reimbursement is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his hypertension and found that his arthritis claim was not well grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and PTSD. The case is remanded for further examination and review.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating for pension purposes was denied. The Board found that he failed to present evidence of a well-grounded claim for service connection for back and lower extremity disabilities under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected hypertension, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine with chronic lumbar strain, duodenal ulcer/gastroduodenitis, and cervical spine disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as it is not well grounded.,The veteran's service-connected panic disorder, without agoraphobia, is currently rated at 10 percent and remains in effect since November 25, 1993.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current heart murmur and hypertension to his military service, thus denying the claim.