Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2003

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, finding that there is no competent evidence linking the condition to his service-connected disability.

The RO denied the veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes, citing issues with obtaining all necessary medical records and conducting examinations to assess his disabilities.

The Board found that the appellant's claimed residuals of cerebral vascular accident/subarachnoid hemorrhage and headaches are not related to his military service, and denied the claim.

The Board denied a claim for an increased rating for hypertension, finding that the veteran's blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under either the old or new VA rating criteria. The current 10% disability rating is maintained.

The Board finds that the veteran's cardiovascular disorders, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, congestive heart failure, and cardiomyopathy, are secondary to his left leg above-the-knee amputation for which compensation has been granted under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits. The immediate cause of her husband's death was uncal herniation due to, or as a consequence of, brainstem hemorrhage due to, or as a consequence of, hypertension.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hypertension condition is aggravated by his service-connected anxiety disorder, and therefore grants entitlement to service connection for hypertension as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease, diagnosed as hypertensive arteriosclerotic heart disease, contributed substantially to his death from cardio-respiratory arrest secondary to cerebrovascular accident (CVA) due to hypertension.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is related to service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for essential hypertension and chronic headaches, but granted a noncompensable evaluation for hepatitis B.,Essential hypertension was not present during the veteran's military service or within one year of his discharge. The veteran has no liver damage due to hepatitis B.

The veteran's service-connected heart disability is rated at 30 percent, which is the minimum rating following a coronary artery bypass. The Board found that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating under either the old or new criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, chronic joint pain, hypertension, and loss of reflexes on a secondary basis to her service-connected total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants secondary service connection for hypertension.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, leaving no justiciable case or controversy for the Board to consider.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of cold injury, hypertension, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing the conditions were related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes cannot be established without a current VA examination, but he failed to appear for scheduled examinations. The RO recognized additional evidence received after the December 1998 denial, including diagnoses of neck condition, bilateral patellofemoral syndrome, and dyspnea on exertion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cardiovascular disorder including hypertension and residuals of catarrhal fever, finding no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his claims on a direct or presumptive basis. The Board also found that there is no secondary service connection between the veteran's service-connected headaches and his later onset of hypertension.

The veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, arthritis of the right knee, and hypertension were denied. The Board found no evidence to support these claims based on the lack of a nexus between the claimed conditions and active service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for athlete's foot, bilateral vision loss with injury of the right eye, and cancer of the kidney are denied. The veteran is not entitled to a compensable evaluation for his bilateral hearing loss.