Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2000

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected cervical spine disorder is currently manifested by no more than moderate limitation of motion, and thus denied an increased rating above 20 percent.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities but denied service connection for hypertension. The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his knee disabilities were also addressed, with some issues being granted and others not.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking these disabilities to his period of active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded as there is no medical evidence linking any of his current disabilities to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and hypertension are well grounded. The claims for increased evaluations of fracture residuals of the right third digit of the hand, left little finger, and multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities have been deferred pending resolution of this appeal.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were well-grounded, but denied them due to lack of new and material evidence for hypertension on a direct basis. The other claims related to undiagnosed illnesses are considered plausible.

The veteran's PTSD and DDD of the low back were both granted increased evaluations, but his claim for service connection for hypertension was denied.

The veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because there is no current clinical diagnosis of all claimed conditions, and medical evidence does not establish a causal connection between the treatment received in June 1991 and the veteran's current disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a total rating, and his current employment constitutes substantially gainful employment. The Board concludes that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for special monthly pension benefits due to her income exceeding the statutory limit, and also denied her claim based on unemployability due to her disabilities. The case is remanded for a statement of the case regarding these issues.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including back injury, knee injuries, leg injuries, appendectomy residuals, hypertension, left elbow disability, and varicose veins. The decision found no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (renal disease) and underlying condition (hypertension) were not related to his military service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions as a result of his service, to include on a presumptive basis, or on the basis of aggravation.

The Board found the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension not well grounded and denied it.

The Board has ordered the case back to the RO for further development and readjudication due to new evidence submitted by the veteran's attorney.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability and hypertension, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a fungus condition and hypertension, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the fungus condition claim. The hypertension claim was not well-grounded due to lack of medical evidence.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as his appeal was not perfected.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, cervical spine arthritis, and thoracic spine arthritis were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The veteran's cause of death was due to hypertension, a service-connected disability. The appellant is granted basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.