Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding whether hypertension with cardiomegaly is related to service or service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.

The veteran seeks service connection for hypertension, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder. The case has been remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the veteran's hypertension was aggravated by his service-connected depression.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are granted, with some issues receiving a noncompensable evaluation and others receiving compensable evaluations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, hypertension, cardiomyopathy with history of congestive heart failure, and PTSD. The Board found that there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The Board has ordered a VA examination and remanded the case for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and arthritis of multiple joints. The veteran's claims were not supported by competent medical evidence attributing these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to determine the severity of his various disabilities and whether he meets the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for non-service-connected pension purposes.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused or contributed to by a service-connected disability, including on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicides. The appellant did not provide sufficient evidence to establish basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, as secondary to diabetes mellitus, and for PTSD. The denial was based on a lack of medical evidence supporting a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of evidence, including review by the RO of a medical opinion from VHA.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension on a secondary basis, and automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for depression was also denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the hypertension was incurred in or aggravated by service or is related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify service dates and obtain an addendum to the VA cardiovascular examination report.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and hypertension, finding that there was no medical evidence of a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for hypertension, and based on all the evidence, it was incurred in service.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of shrapnel wounds of the right knee and hypertension, assigning a 10% disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine if the veteran's current conditions are related to service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tuberculosis, hepatitis-C, hypertension, and residuals of a left eye injury have all been denied as there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, secondary to diabetes mellitus was denied. Further development is needed before the Board can make a decision on this issue.