Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2008

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD and hypertension, but granted a noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The skin disorder claim was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has determined that the veteran's coronary artery disease and hypertension are not related to his service-connected kidney stones, and thus denied both claims for secondary service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for acquired right eye disorder, headache disorder, and increased evaluation for the service-connected chalazion of the left eye were all denied. The Board found no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including asbestosis, hypertension, renal failure, irritable bowel syndrome, coronary artery disease, arthritis of the hands, and headaches. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or any service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are sufficiently severe to meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (cardio-pulmonary arrest due to coronary artery heart disease and hypertension) was not attributable to service or a service-connected disability, thus denying the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected conditions, including hypertension, a neurological disorder of the right lower extremity, duodenal ulcer, and laceration scar. The veteran is not entitled to a compensable evaluation for his left shin scar.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for PTSD, hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, sinusitis, and hypertension. The evidence did not support a grant of service connection for these conditions.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis and concluding that any hypertension is not related to his military service or diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for the portion of the veteran's hypertension that is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The claim for service connection for headaches was denied.

The VA determined that the veteran's hypertension did not pre-exist service and was not aggravated by service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and initial evaluations for depressive disorder and gastroesophageal reflux disease, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service or service-connected back disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic hypertension, a chronic spine disorder, a chronic right hip disorder, a chronic left hip disorder, and a generalized arthritis disorder. The claims for service connection for chronic myositis, chronic right upper extremity neuropathy, chronic left upper extremity neuropathy, chronic right lower extremity neuropathy, chronic left lower extremity neuropathy, and chronic erectile dysfunction are also denied.

The veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, hiatal hernia with acid reflux, and erectile dysfunction were denied. The decision did not address the secondary nature of the erectile dysfunction to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, hearing loss, and a back disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection was not granted as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart transplant and hypertension were not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction, an acute skin rash, and a perianal abscess, all claimed as due to herbicide exposure. The Board found that there was no evidence of chronic conditions in service or within one year after separation from service, and the veteran did not provide credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology.

The veteran's claims for service connection for prostatitis, kidney cysts, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, and headaches were denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic code.