Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining medical nexus opinions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension and respiratory disorder, including asthma and COPD, were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for the claimed conditions and denied all claims.

The Board has granted restoration of service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, as these conditions were previously severed due to the severance of service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied secondary service connection for a heart disability, hypertension, and right eye disability on appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hyperlipidemia is not a service-connected disability, and thus does not warrant service connection.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus has been granted. The veteran's hypertension has also been found to be aggravated by his diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed heart disease and hypertension are proximately due to his service-connected PTSD, granting secondary service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for arterial hypertension, service connection for myocardial infarction and left ventricular hypertrophy, and special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance. The claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was previously denied in June 1979.

The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70% and he is granted TDIU. The claims for hypertension, meningitis, bilateral hearing loss, a skin disability, and a liver disability are all denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's appeal is dismissed as he withdrew his claims for service connection of eczema, including claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure; entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection of peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity and entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection of peripheral neuropathy of right lower extremity.

The Board denied increased ratings for arteriosclerotic heart disease and hypertension, but granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder. The veteran's appeal of the PTSD issue was withdrawn.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verification of ACDUTRA dates and obtaining medical records from Wiesbaden, Germany. The appellant's hypertension and glaucoma claims will be reconsidered in light of both old and new versions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.310.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension, as well as his claim for an increased evaluation for hemorrhoids. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing at the RO before a Veterans Law Judge.

The appellant is not eligible for VA benefits based on his father's military service, as the United States service department has determined that his father did not have recognized service in the United States Armed Forces.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction and hypertension, finding no competent medical evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, disabilities of the heart, and hypertension as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for anemia and granted it. Service connection is also granted for hypertension and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected renal colic and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the one-year presumptive period following his discharge from service.

The veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to their death.