Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2007

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for heart transplant and hypertension as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his service or any other incident.,The veteran's claim for residuals of fever was previously denied in September 1970, and no new and material evidence has been submitted since then.

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

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and assigned a 10 percent rating. The claim for an increased rating for low back strain is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active service and therefore denied all of his claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations to determine the etiology of the veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board found that the appellant does not have degenerative disc disease, hearing loss, hypertension, or hypercholesterolemia related to service. The preponderance of evidence indicates these conditions were not incurred during active duty for training or inactive duty for training.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was first manifested during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The decision found no evidence of a current disability related to service.

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

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and headaches to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC. The veteran will be notified if further action is required on his part.

The veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety prior to the Board's decision.

The veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral foot pain, right and left carpal tunnel syndrome, stomach ulcers, gastrointestinal reflux disease, erectile dysfunction, chronic sinusitis, lipomatous lesion of the left shoulder, benign prostatic hypertrophy, tinnitus, depressive disorder, and hypertension, have been evaluated. The veteran does not meet the criteria for a combined 100 percent schedular rating under the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities. Therefore, his claim for permanent and total disability rating for VA non-service-connected pension purposes has been denied.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise, and thus service connection for hypertension is granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for nasal deviation and hypertension, finding that the evidence does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to additional development being necessary, including obtaining records of private hospitalization for hypertension in 1979 and reviewing his file by a VA orthopedist.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of death, entitlement to accrued benefits, and eligibility for nonservice-connected VA pension due to lack of qualifying service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for left leg problems and cardiovascular disease due to additional evidence received after the issuance of the SOC.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.

The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C and hypertension, finding that exposure to human body fluids during service in Vietnam is a likely risk factor for these conditions.

The veteran's hypertension was denied service connection as it did not manifest within one year of discharge. The right hip disability received a 10% rating, with no change in the effective date.