Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hypertension is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's disabilities, including right upper and lower hemiparesis due to cerebrovascular accident, organic brain disorder, and hypertension, meet the criteria for special monthly pension at the aid and attendance rate.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not have prostate cancer, hearing loss, hypertension, or a back disorder during his active service. The Board also found no evidence of such conditions within one year after separation from active service. Therefore, the claims for these conditions are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is incurred as a result of his active wartime service and hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and evaluation of the veteran's conditions due to a lack of recent medical examination. The RO is instructed to conduct further development as outlined in the decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hypertension did not begin during service and is not related to his service-connected headaches or peptic ulcer disease. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have residuals of a right foot injury and denied service connection for hypertension as it was not present during service, did not develop within one year after separation from service, and is not related to any incident during service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it was first manifested during active military service. Service connection is also granted for cardiomyopathy.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claims for cardiovascular disorder (to include hypertension), peptic ulcer, asthma, numbness of the left side of the body, and residuals of a shrapnel wound to the back are all denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's heart disorder and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated during his active service, and thus cannot be granted service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and for reopening his claim of arteriosclerotic heart disease with an acute myocardial infarction, finding that new evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and stroke residuals, claimed as secondary to the service-connected anxiety disorder. The rating for the service-connected anxiety disorder was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a heart murmur disability, hypertension, or organic heart disease manifested by hyperlipidemia (elevated cholesterol) due to service connection.

The Board finds that the appellant's claimed disabilities of arthritis, hypertension, heart disease, and hemorrhoids were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions became manifest to a degree of 10 percent within one year after separation from service.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension had its onset during active service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for hypertension, finding that the evidence did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent under either the old or new VA rating criteria.

The Board denied a higher initial evaluation for the veteran's service-connected hypertension, finding that the current 20 percent rating was appropriate based on the evidence showing diastolic pressures predominantly below 100.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's hypertension, finding that it is due to disease or injury incurred in service.

The VA has denied a higher rating for hypertension, finding that the veteran's diastolic pressure never exceeded 100 and her systolic pressure was predominantly below 200. The current criteria do not warrant an increased disability rating.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's hypertension, finding that his diastolic pressure was predominantly less than 110 and his systolic pressure was predominantly less than 200 during the entire appeal period.