Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2002

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension with vascular disease, and heart disease. The evidence did not support a finding of chronic conditions in service or any link to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for hypertension and arteriosclerotic heart disease, finding that there was no evidence showing a pre-existing condition aggravated by service or onset during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension began during military service and is therefore service-connected. The hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which resulted from his hypertension, is also service-connected as a proximate result of his service-connected condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, concluding that there is no evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for reopening a gastrointestinal disorder claim, service connection for hypertension, and an increased rating for his right shoulder disability.

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The Board found that the veteran's hypertension, which is currently rated 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 7101, does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the schedular criteria in effect prior to and after January 1998.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for hypertension, and thus denied his appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current cardiac disability, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, and abdominal aortic aneurysm, is not related to his service-connected malaria or any other condition. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his coronary artery disease and hypertension to his active service.

The Board denied the claim, finding that the medical opinions establishing the veteran's hypertension was not caused or aggravated by his PTSD were more persuasive than the evidence favorable to his claim.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and assigned a 10% evaluation for reflux esophagitis, effective from May 14, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of December 29, 2002 for a separate, initial 10 percent evaluation for hypertension (as a diabetic complication). The effective dates for the other conditions remain as assigned.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection of organic heart disease and hypertension. The issues will be further addressed in a subsequent decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including hemorrhoids, tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, hypertension, and residuals of a left thumb fracture, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding that any current disabilities are related to military service.

The veteran's hypertension is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation based on diastolic pressure readings predominantly at or above 110.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, but denied claims for hypertension, head injury residuals, headaches, and sinusitis.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for hypertension, sinusitis, and a low back condition, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.