Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2005

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, gastrointestinal issues, and other disabilities. The evidence does not support a finding of service origin or association with any presumptive exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including major depressive disorder with panic attacks and generalized anxiety, hypertension, and sinusitis, were not incurred or aggravated by active service. The VA medical records do not show any evidence of these conditions during her military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, hemorrhoids, and leukocytosis (throat disorder) as the evidence did not show a link to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, a stroke, groin injury, and right fourth finger injury. The decision found that there was no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions, nor any link between them and service.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability associated with hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, or osteoporosis incurred in service. The veteran's breast cancer was initially diagnosed after service and is not linked to her military service.

The veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and a cognitive disorder as secondary to hypertension are being remanded due to the need for further medical opinion regarding the etiology of his hypertension.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and a need for further examination. The veteran's claims for asbestosis, hypertension, and heart disorder are pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for congestive heart failure and hypertension need further development, including VA examinations to determine the nature, etiology, and severity of these conditions. The case is being remanded to the RO for this purpose.

The RO has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and hearing loss in the left ear, but denied all other issues on appeal. The case is being remanded to schedule a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for PTSD and hypertension due to incomplete development of evidence, including verification of alleged in-service stressors.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal because he did not file a timely substantive appeal for his claims of increased evaluations for hypertension, status post left carotid endarterectomy, and status post pacemaker implant due to chronic atrial fibrillation.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected hypertension was denied by the RO, and the Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of evidence and requests for additional information from the veteran.

The veteran's claims for PTSD, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, and coronary artery disease have been denied. The VA has assigned a 20% rating for diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy.

The Board finds that the veteran's hypertension does not warrant a disability rating in excess of 10 percent, as his blood pressure readings do not consistently meet the criteria for higher ratings under Diagnostic Code 7101.

The veteran's heart condition, including hypertension, heart disease, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure, was not shown to have been incurred in service. COPD was also not shown to be related to service. The issue of dental condition for treatment purposes is referred to the RO.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to rate his service-connected asbestosis.

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension on a direct basis and also denied his secondary service connection claim. The M&ROC previously denied these claims in July 2001, which became final.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a foot disability, gastroesophageal cancer, and diabetes mellitus as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The veteran's National Guard service was not shown to be related to any current disabilities.