Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2008

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial or staged rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under either the former or current rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the RO in Houston, Texas. The veteran and his representative will be notified of the date and time of the hearing.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore service connection for PTSD is denied. However, service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD as a result of his service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for verification of the veteran's dates of active duty for training and further medical examination.

The Board has found no evidence linking the veteran's current back disorder, right knee disorder, or hypertension to his period of service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hypertension is not related to his time in service and therefore, he cannot establish direct service connection for a heart condition.

The Board has determined that a VA medical examination is needed to address whether the veteran's hypertension was caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and to determine if there are any outstanding treatment records. The veteran must be notified of these findings and provided with an opportunity to respond.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service and is not related to his service-connected residuals of collapsed right lung. As such, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for hypertension was denied as the condition did not result from negligence or fault on the part of VA in providing medical treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA appeal records and VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not related to service or his service-connected diabetes or depression, and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of chloracne, hypertension, residuals of a stroke, osteoarthritis, or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) related to his military service. As such, the claims for these conditions are denied.

The veteran died from a cerebral vascular accident, caused by peripheral vascular disease and hypertension. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his time in service.

The Board denied service connection for polycythemia vera, hypertension, and asthma. The veteran's polycythemia vera was not related to service or exposure to herbicides. Hypertension and asthma were also not found to be related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and cardiomyopathy with heart failure, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of hypertension, coronary atherosclerosis, and hypertensive cardiovascular disease as secondary to his service-connected lichen planus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension and skin disorder, claimed as due to herbicide exposure, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board found no evidence of a current disability during service or within one year after separation, and there is insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, including as due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The current diagnoses were not related to service or any incident thereof.