Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2007

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, and therefore denied his claim for secondary service connection.

The VA denied service connection for hypertension and prostate hypertrophy, both claimed as secondary to service-connected conditions. The veteran's residuals of amebiasis are rated at the maximum schedular evaluation (10%).,Service connection was not granted for hypertension or prostate hypertrophy due to lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities. Service connection for prostate hypertrophy is denied as it does not meet the specific presumptive criteria.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and residuals of a gunshot wound of the right shoulder, finding no competent evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service. The veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus was not granted on a presumptive basis due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents. His claim for hypertension was also denied as the earliest documentation of hypertension is more than 30 years after separation from service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II and arthritis (claimed as rheumatoid arthritis) due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange. Service connection was denied for BPH, CAD, hypertension, major depressive disorder, and cataracts.

The veteran is seeking a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes due to multiple non-service connected disabilities that prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The case is being remanded for further examination and evaluation of his disabilities.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for ankylosing spondylitis of the lumbar segment of the spine prior to August 8, 2005 was denied.,The veteran's claim for increased evaluations for residuals of a right acromioclavicular separation from September 1, 1993, to September 10, 2001 and after September 10, 2001 and prior to August 8, 2005 was denied.,The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hypertension on appeal from initial grant of service connection was denied.,The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hepatitis (including a hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux with history of a gallstone) on appeal from initial grant of service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, may not be presumed to have been incurred in service, and was not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that there is no new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and coronary artery disease, both secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a compensable evaluation for tinea pedis are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and providing proper notice.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded his lung disorder service connection claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a low back disorder that is proximately due, the result of, or chronically aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The claims for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy/radiculopathy are pending.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disability.

The VA has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as the submitted evidence does not link the cause of death (bronchial asthma) to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of hypertension, radiation poisoning, or carcinoma. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current respiratory disability and denied his claim for service connection. The hypertension was also denied as it is unclear if it pre-existed service or was aggravated by service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, service connection for hypertension, and TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for hypertension with uncontrolled blood pressure, finding that the evidence submitted was either cumulative or redundant and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite to the lower extremities and hypertension, finding that there is no competent evidence showing these conditions were incurred during or aggravated by military service.