Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2006

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for hypertensive heart disease and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the evidence did not establish that VA's care or lack of care caused the veteran's death, and denied the claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board finds that there is no competent medical evidence to show that the veteran currently has hypertension that is due either to disease or injury in active service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease and has determined that it is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claims for hypertension and periodontal disease and gingivitis are denied as there is no evidence of a direct relationship to service or secondary to service-connected diabetes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and residuals of multiple cerebrovascular accidents, finding that his conditions were not incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a sleep disorder, finding that the veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease with bypass surgery and hypertension, both rated at 30 percent effective from January 12, 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease and hypertension as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new hearing before a veterans law judge at the RO.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to a higher initial evaluation for his residuals of cold urticaria, as the medical evidence does not show attacks lasting one to seven days and occurring two to four times per year.

The Board has remanded this case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and the veteran's VA medical file.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The VA has denied the veteran's claims for increased initial evaluations for his service-connected hypertension and diabetes mellitus, finding that the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board found that the veteran's psoriasis and hypertension did not begin or become worse in wartime service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

Your claims for service connection are being returned to the RO for additional development. You will be scheduled for a videoconference hearing at the RO.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD due to lack of corroborated stressor. Service connection was also denied for renal cell carcinoma and hypertension, as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to active duty or presumed herbicide exposure. The claim for reopening the sensorineural hearing loss claim was remanded.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and DIC benefits, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or contributed to by his service-connected schizophrenia, and that other conditions listed as significant contributing causes of death were more likely related. The appellant's claim for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under either the old or new VA Rating Schedule, and thus denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.