Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was reopened and granted. Service connection was also denied for chloracne, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and anxiety.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and a kidney condition due to conflicting evidence regarding their onset during service.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and metabolic disability, including obesity, hypogonadism, metabolic syndrome, low testosterone, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and impaired glucose tolerance. The Board found no objective indication of a qualifying chronic disability as contemplated by 38 C.F.R. § 3.317(a)(3), (4).

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the appellant's eligibility for reimbursement of expenses associated with the last sickness and burial of the Veteran. The remaining service connection claims are inextricably intertwined with this issue.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a back disability, hypertension, and a compensable rating for fractures to his fingers before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has reopened the claims for right shoulder, left shoulder, kidney disability (secondary to herbicide exposure), low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension. However, service connection was not granted for any of these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a kidney disorder, finding that there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The Board also found that these conditions are not related to any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, right ear hearing loss disability, and vertigo have been denied due to lack of current diagnoses.,Service connection has also been denied for hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral upper extremity and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a cardiovascular disorder (including CAD).,The Veteran's claim for entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has also been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it manifested during the Veteran's second period of active duty and is not clearly attributable to intercurrent causes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is granted under the PACT Act. The claim for service connection for a heart condition, including non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (claimed as ischemic heart disease), gastric ulcer, peptic ulcer, anemia, calculi of the gall bladder, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities, and PTSD is reopened due to new evidence received since the last final denial in November 2010.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to December 30, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and hypertension, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI).,Regarding bilateral hearing loss, the Board finds a remand necessary due to conflicting opinions on its etiology.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and rating for hypertension, sleep problems, PTSD, and SMC based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service and was not aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The issue of service connection for a cervical spine disability was remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected due to the PACT Act. The issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction on a direct basis remains remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for Meniere's disease, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and depressive disorder.,Service connection was denied for gout, back condition, and COPD as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sun blindness and hypertension have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions. The right knee disability claim has been remanded.

The Board dismissed all service connection claims due to the appellant's request for withdrawal of the appeal.