Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2007

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic lumbosacral strain, a skin disorder (prurigo nodularis), and hypertension. The reasons are provided in the decision summary.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding no medical evidence or opinion suggesting a relationship between his current condition and either service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension, which he claims is related to his service-connected PTSD. The Board has determined that further medical examination and opinion are needed to clarify the relationship between the veteran's hypertension and his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that a compensable rating for hypertension is not warranted. The veteran's current 20 percent evaluation for degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine and his 10 percent evaluation for right S1 radiculopathy are denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current hearing loss, hypertension, and nervous condition were not caused by his active military service. The appeal is denied for all issues.

The Board has denied the veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, finding that the new evidence submitted since the March 2003 rating decision is not new and material.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred or aggravated by active service and is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected PTSD and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at St. Michael's Hospital on August 20, 2002 were covered under VA regulations due to the nature of his chest pain and the urgency of seeking immediate medical attention.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including skin condition (claimed as acne), sinusitis, bronchitis, right knee condition with arthritis, diabetes mellitus type II, and erectile dysfunction. The appeals are currently pending due to the need for further development of the hypertension claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hypertension that is attributable to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and procedural action, including VCAA notice regarding service connection claims.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn before the Board could make a decision.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the appellant is therefore denied Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for schizophrenia and denied all other claims due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety reaction and hypertension, finding no evidence of chronic conditions or continuity of symptomatology since service. The claim for service connection for a positive TB tine test result was also denied.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous examination of his heart disorder, as the most recent evaluation from September 2005 does not provide an estimate of METs. The claims file was not available at that time.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for polycythemia vera and hypertension, finding no evidence of a disease associated with herbicide exposure or direct causation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, cataracts of the right eye, and erectile dysfunction are not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. Therefore, these claims for service connection have been denied.