Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide proper VCAA notification and for consideration of additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for hypertension, including a need for additional development and examination.

The Board denied service connection for Diabetes Mellitus and hearing loss, as well as the effective date for hearing loss. The veteran's claims were based on new evidence that reopened his original claim.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension prior to a decision being made by the Board.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, and therefore grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD. The appellant's claim for service connection for PTSD will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, PTB, hernia, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and duodenal ulcer as the evidence did not show these conditions had their origins in service or were related to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for high blood pressure and frostbite, finding no current diagnoses of these conditions in the medical records. The veteran was also denied increased ratings for his right hand disability.

The veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective date for his service-connected right little finger disorder, as well as his claim for service connection for a kidney disorder with hypertension, are being remanded to allow for additional development of the record.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no evidence of chronic disabilities in military service and insufficient medical nexus to link current conditions to service.

The Board has denied an increased rating for hypertension and remanded the claim of increased evaluation for joint pain due to undiagnosed illness. The case is now pending further development.

The Board has granted service connection for genitourinary conditions, including recurrent bladder infections and prostatitis. Service connection was denied for hypertension, vertigo, sinusitis, bronchitis, and a skin rash.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach disorder (ulcers), cardiac disorder, and hypertension, all claimed as secondary to ulcerative colitis. The issues of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for ulcerative colitis were also addressed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for impotence and hypertension, as well as increased ratings for anxiety neurosis, bronchial asthma, and rhinosinusitis and pansinusitis. The veteran is not entitled to these benefits based on the evidence provided.

The VA has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not related to his service-connected amputation, and thus denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The veteran's disabilities, including his service-connected eye disorders and bilateral hearing loss, do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding whether the veteran's service-connected PTSD is related to his hypertensive cardiovascular disease.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and a low back disability must be remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and affording the veteran with a VA examination.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including sleep apnea, major depressive disorder, mechanical low back pain, essential hypertension, right tibial plateau stress fracture, deviated nasal septum, and loss of sense of smell, are severe enough to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. As a result, the Board has granted his claim for TDIU.