Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that hypertension was not present within one year of the appellant's discharge from service and there is no medical evidence linking it to his military service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have heart disease, hypertension, or diabetes mellitus related to his active service.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 5, 1993 was denied. The June 1972 decision denying the TDIU claim is considered final and not subject to revision due to CUE.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus and grants this claim.

The veteran's hypertension claim is pending. The RO granted a 100% rating for his right knee condition from June 2, 2003 to August 1, 2003 and a 10% rating thereafter. He was also granted a separate 10% rating for instability of the right knee.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, pancreatitis, diabetes and hepatitis secondary to alcoholism are denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The veteran's alcoholism is a result of his own willful misconduct.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, left knee disability, right knee disability, and rash were not incurred or aggravated during active service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and evidence collection.

The VA has determined that the veteran's hypertension, which is currently rated at 10 percent, does not warrant a higher rating as it does not meet the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for service connection for amyloidosis with renal failure and hypertension is being remanded due to uncertainty about his eligibility for the presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The case will be reviewed after obtaining the veteran's service personnel records and a VA examination.

The veteran's claim for service connection for pharyngitis was denied.,Service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to service-connected sinusitis, was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, headaches, coronary artery disease and hypertension, blisters of the hands and feet, and sores on the scalp due to exposure to ionizing radiation, Agent Orange, and other toxic agents. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, anemia, and malaria due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The veteran's exposure to plutonium from atmospheric testing was not considered as a presumptive condition.

The veteran's case is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records. The appeal will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.

The veteran died of coronary artery disease, and the cause of death is attributed to his service-connected disabilities. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is remanded due to incomplete medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased evaluation for lumbosacral strain, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the hypertension claim. The lumbosacral strain claim was not addressed as it is a final decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's service-connected hypertension, including missing service medical records and a need for further development of post-service treatment records.

The Board has ordered further development to determine if the veteran was hospitalized for hypertension in the first post-service year and whether this condition contributed to his death from aortic aneurysm.

The Board found that hypertension, hearing loss, and degenerative arthritis with cystic lesions were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The veteran's hypertension was not related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development of records and to obtain a supplemental statement of the case.