Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that the veteran's diagnosed hypertension is etiologically related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, prostatitis, and a visual disorder. The claim for increased rating for hemorrhoids was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, residuals of a stroke, and TDIU due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions. The veteran was found not to have current disabilities that would warrant service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, prostate cancer, coronary artery disease, hypercholesterolemia, right knee and leg disorders, left shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, and lumbar spine disorder. The reasons are that there is no evidence of these conditions during service or a link to service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for various conditions, including respiratory disorders, sleep apnea, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy, depression, PTSD, poor circulation in the left leg, and diabetes mellitus, all allegedly due to Agent Orange exposure. The Board has ordered additional development of his claims.

The Board has denied all service connection claims for hypertension, kidney disorder, liver disorder, circulatory disorder, impotence, and arthritis in unspecified joints as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, as well as an earlier effective date for a tinnitus rating. The issues of organic brain syndrome, hypertension (secondary to sleep apnea), anxiety disorder (secondary to organic brain syndrome), and residuals of fracture of the right femur are all in appellate status.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not due to disease or injury in active service and did not proximately result from a service-connected disability.

The veteran's multiple disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or as a result of being housebound.

The case is being remanded for further administrative appellate consideration due to the need for VA cardiac and renal examinations.

The Board found that the veteran's asthma, hearing loss, and hypertension did not preexist his second period of active duty service. The veteran's cardiovascular disability was also not shown to have been incurred or aggravated by service. As such, the claims for these conditions were denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and hypertension.

The veteran's reactive airway disease is rated at 30 percent, and he has been granted service connection for a small patent foramen ovale. Other claims of service connection are denied.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss and blepharitis of the eyelids are found to be related to service. The veteran's PTSD is not well grounded for an increased rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a nexus opinion regarding the veteran's psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea.

The veteran's service-connected back disability was reevaluated as 60% disabling, which did not meet the criteria for an extension of his eligibility period under Chapter 31.

The veteran withdrew his appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension during a hearing before the Board. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary prior to completion of its appellate review in this case, including obtaining service department verification of the veteran's past active duty service and arranging for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any back disorder and hypertension.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and readjudication of his claims.