Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2000

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA cardiovascular examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's coronary artery disease had its onset in service and is therefore granted service connection.

The appellant's claim for special monthly death pension based on the need of aid and attendance due to her deteriorating vision is being remanded for further development, including a VA medical examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bronchitis and hypertension, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, hypertension, loss of sex drive, and sleep disturbance due to the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's death was not due to an injury or aggravation of an injury sustained as a result of VA hospitalization, and the Board found that his death was caused by other unrelated causes.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and dependency and indemnity compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's increased rating claims for various service-connected disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, hair loss, and a gunshot wound to the head. The evidence did not establish new and material evidence for her claim of service connection for hypertension. Her claims for hair loss and a gunshot wound to the head were also found to be not well grounded.

The Board denied the claims of service connection for hypertension and right ear hearing loss as not well grounded.

The veteran is found to be blind in both eyes due to his cerebrovascular accident, and therefore meets the criteria for special monthly compensation on account of the need for aid and attendance.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and/or hypertension on a direct basis, presumptive basis, or as secondary to PTSD due to incomplete medical records from his Army Reserve duty.

The veteran was granted initial and increased evaluations for hypertension, but denied a higher evaluation. She was also granted an initial evaluation for amenorrhea secondary to Depo-Provera and Depo-Lupron.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no competent evidence to support a nexus to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for residuals of a left ankle, fibula, and tibia fracture; hypertension; irritable bowel syndrome with gastroesophageal reflux disease; kidney stones; and multiple angiolipomas.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected hypertension and peptic ulcer disease do not warrant a rating in excess of the currently assigned evaluations, thus denying his claims for increased ratings.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes is denied as there was no evidence of incapacitation preventing him from filing his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence received since the May 1957 final decision is not new and material.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, heart disease, and stroke as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his knee disabilities and an earlier effective date for the award of a 10 percent evaluation for hypertension were denied. However, he was granted an effective date of March 1, 2000, for the award of a 10 percent evaluation for hypertension.