Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2000

The Board denied service connection for proteinuria, reflux nephropathy, and hypertension as secondary to the veteran's service-connected back disability. The physician concluded that these conditions were not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to newly enacted legislation and procedural considerations, including the need for VA medical examinations to determine the etiology of current hypertension, heart condition, migraine headaches, blocked arteries, and any psychiatric disorders. The veteran's claims for service connection are also pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and higher ratings, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his claims. The PTSD claim was granted with a 10% rating.

The veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma and essential hypertension are being remanded due to the need to consider recent legislation that has altered evaluation criteria.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, secondary to his service-connected duodenal ulcer. The decision is based on evidence that suggests a causal relationship between the veteran's service-related duodenal ulcer and his subsequent hypertension.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and hypertension, but denied them on the merits. The evidence did not establish a link between the conditions and active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to pending claims and issues, including a need for additional evidence and an examination.

The veteran's lung disorder, skin rashes (including scabies), hypertension, major depression and memory loss, and sleeplessness are not service-connected. The left inguinal hernia is currently evaluated as noncompensably disabling.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for his service-connected coronary artery disease and hypertension has been remanded due to the need for additional development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000. His claim for service connection for tinnitus was previously denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension with residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, finding that his hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not due to or the result of, nor aggravated by, his service-connected below-the-knee amputation of left leg.

The Board has held that the claim for service connection for hypertension and heart disease is reopened. The case is remanded to the RO for further development, including an examination to determine the relationship between PTSD and the veteran's hypertension with congestive heart failure, renal insufficiency, and syncopal episode.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and mixed personality disorder (mental depression), but denied his claim for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The decision is considered 'mixed' as some issues were granted while others were not.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation benefits for impotency and peripheral vascular disease as secondary to VA back surgery, finding that there was no additional chronic disability including impotency and periperal vascular disease with etiologic link to back surgery at a VA facility.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for high blood pressure and a heart murmur due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a kidney disorder as secondary to his service-connected hypertension with atherosclerotic vascular disease.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for hypertension, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a 40 percent rating under the applicable schedular criteria.

The Board has granted the veteran's service connection for PTSD, evaluating it at a 10% disability rating. The effective date is September 30, 1998.

The Board has granted a 20% evaluation for hypertension since March 1, 1998. The veteran's headaches are being remanded to determine if they are related to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board has determined that the claim requires additional development and remands it to the RO for further action.