Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2000

The case is being returned to the RO for additional development due to new evidence received at the Board.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities, finding that his claims were not well-grounded and thus did not meet the initial burden of proof.

The Board found that the veteran's heart conditions were not present in service or for many years after service, and they were not caused by any in-service incident.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension secondary to PTSD and denied the waiver of overpayment in the amount of $86.

The Board denied increased evaluations for hypertensive cardiovascular disease with hypertension, scars of the occipital area of the scalp, and scars of the left elbow. The veteran's hypertension was rated as 10 percent prior to July 1996 and 30 percent thereafter.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claims of service connection for chronic heart disability and hypertension. The newly submitted evidence is redundant and cumulative.

The veteran's hypertension was incurred during active duty and is therefore service connected.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for essential hypertension is not well grounded due to a lack of current diagnosis and no link between any existing condition and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his hypertension, finding that the disability picture does not more nearly approximate the criteria for a 20 percent evaluation than those for a 10 percent evaluation under either the former or new VA rating criteria.

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.