Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2008

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for kidney stones, but denied service connection for glaucoma, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, onychomycosis, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, a seizure disorder with essential tremors, hypothyroidism, thrombocytopenia/leucopenia and vitiligo as there is no evidence of any in-service event, illness or injury related to the claimed disabilities, nor continuity of symptomatology shown by the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it was caused or aggravated by the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension, pes planus, and major depression were denied. The claim to reopen a previously-denied service connection claim for an eye disability was also denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection, new and material evidence, increased evaluation, compensable evaluation, and total disability rating have been remanded for a video-conference hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and headaches, finding no evidence of an etiological relationship between these conditions and his periods of active duty service.

The appeal is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development and then to the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling of a videoconference hearing before a Member of the Board.

The veteran's service connection claims for low back disability, right ankle strain, left ankle strain, and headaches were denied. However, his claim for service connection for hypertension was also denied.

The veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for hypertension and CAD, status-post myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass surgery. The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and hypertension do not warrant ratings in excess of 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively.

The Board found that the veteran's tinnitus and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated during his service, and denied both claims.

The veteran's hypertension is service-connected as it was aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The veteran does not have tinnitus that can be causally linked to any event or incident of his period of active service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's various conditions, including coronary artery disease, heart bypass surgery residuals, kidney dysfunction, hypertension, atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease, circulatory condition, chronic anemia, arthritis of the right knee, left knee replacement residuals, and prostate cancer, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service or exposure to radiation or severe cold weather.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected hypertension and knee disabilities, as the evidence did not show that the conditions had worsened to a degree that would warrant higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a cardiac disability, and a disability manifested by joint pain as the conditions were not related to active military service.

The Board remands the claims for further development to verify whether the veteran served a tour of duty in Vietnam.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for infertility and hypertension are being remanded to schedule a VA examination.

The veteran's hemorrhoids were granted service connection, while hypertension, fibromyalgia, and headaches (claimed as due to undiagnosed illness) were denied.