Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2008

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding no evidence of hypertension during service and no medical opinion linking his current condition to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims seeking service connection for hypertension and arthritis, but denied an increased rating for PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for prostatitis, diverticulosis (or colon disorder), and hypertension as they were not related to the veteran's active service. The duodenal ulcer was rated at 20 percent.

The veteran's hypertension is not related to his service or caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability in service or within one year after discharge and no credible testimony supporting an in-service onset.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of increased ratings for hypertension, lumbosacral strain with degenerative joint disease, and arthritis in both knees.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, cerebrovascular disease and uncontrolled hypertension, was not related to his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for enucleation of the right eye, choiroidal melanoma, prostate cancer, bleeding ulcers, hypertension and a heart condition, a sinus condition, and spine arthritis as they were not incurred or aggravated during his active military service.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including proper VCAA notice regarding the requirements necessary to substantiate a claim for service connection secondary to a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support the claims.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for hypertension, allergic rhinitis, Raynaud's syndrome, a bladder disorder, a urinary tract disorder, impotency, residuals of a cold injury, depression, PTSD, and an acquired mental disorder other than depression and PTSD. The claims for service connection for a skin disorder of the feet, arms, and legs, and rosacea were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a pulmonary/respiratory disability is being remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, was reopened and denied. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's hypertension was diagnosed and treated during service, and the Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran, granting service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and is unrelated to a service-connected disease or injury.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings were partially granted, with a 50% rating assigned for residuals of a laminectomy and discectomy at L4-5, and initial 20% ratings assigned for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for hypertension, status-post pacemaker insertion, as the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of hypertension as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's hypertension, sarcoidosis, and vascular headaches do not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The veteran's service-connected pigmented villonodular synovitis with right total hip replacement was rated at 90 percent, effective August 15, 2007. Service connection for hypertension was denied.