Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2007

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a total disability rating for compensation due to the lack of factual ascertainability that the veteran's service-connected disabilities increased in severity prior to February 5, 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including cancer of the neck glands, peripheral neuropathy, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), hypertension, and an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that these conditions were not due to disease or injury incurred in service, nor could they be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board denied service connection for a circulatory disorder and hypertension, finding no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The veteran's current diagnoses were not linked to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension in August 1985, finding that the condition was not present during service or related to a service-connected disability. The veteran's motion for CUE review is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, avascular necrosis of the right hip, and bone deterioration. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking the two conditions.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, diabetic retinopathy, and hypertension were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher schedular evaluations.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety with depression, degenerative changes of the lumbar spine to include arthritis, and hypertension. The claims were not addressed as they are presumed to have had onset after service.,There is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and cerebro-cerebella atrophy leading to dementia, render him in need of regular aid and attendance. His condition is deemed to meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension was present prior to his military service and did not undergo any permanent increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, skin rash, gout, and an enlarged prostate, all of which he claimed were secondary to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension and glaucoma are not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus denied both claims. The claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus was also denied as there is no evidence of complications warranting a higher evaluation.

The RO denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cardiovascular disability and hypertension, finding that no new evidence had been submitted to reopen these claims.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the veteran's claims, particularly regarding his right leg condition and hypertension.

The Board found that the veteran does not have an employment handicap and is therefore not entitled to vocational rehabilitation training under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code.

The veteran is seeking service connection for cardiovascular disease, including hypertension and coronary artery disease. The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension as secondary to a service-connected lung disability. However, the evidence does not support a finding that the hypertension was caused or aggravated by the service-connected lung disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, a myocardial infarction, was not related to his service-connected PTSD and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and hypertension, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for the appellant's claimed prostate disorder, kidney/renal disease, multiple cysts on the kidneys, peripheral neuropathy, bipolar disorder, osteoarthritis, hypertension, heart disease, and gout, all of which were alleged to be related to herbicide exposure during his reserve service.