Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2008

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for peroneal and tibial neuropathy of the right leg, as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for diabetes mellitus, and for service connection for hypertension and headaches as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, a back disability, PTSD, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and bilateral neuropathy of the upper extremities were denied as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for aortic aneurysm, anemia, hypertension, and other cardiovascular disability, diagnosed as deep vein thrombosis, finding no medical evidence linking any of these disabilities to the veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to schedule a VA examination.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, hypertension, a gastrointestinal disability, and a heart disability were denied as there was no competent evidence of current diagnoses or links to in-service events.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining the veteran's employment records and possibly a VA examination to determine if hypertension had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus type II was not found to warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent, but his hypertension was determined to be aggravated by the service-connected diabetes.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as there was no evidence showing that the veteran's currently diagnosed hypertension is causally related to active service.

The veteran was granted an initial 10 percent evaluation for hypertension, and the other claims were denied higher ratings.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus, was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for otitis externa, sinusitis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and right shoulder tendonitis as there was no evidence of these conditions during service or within a year of separation, and no competent medical evidence linking them to his military service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected hypertension from September 18, 2003 to November 3, 2005, and 10 percent thereafter.

The veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected Type II Diabetes Mellitus.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery disease and hypertension are being remanded to provide proper notice and a new VA examination.

The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD was withdrawn. Service connection for hypertension, secondary to diabetes mellitus, was granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a prostate disability, high blood pressure, and kidney disability were denied as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to his period of active service.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the veteran's service-connected aphonia contributed to his death, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for high blood pressure, skin rash, sleep disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, degenerative joint disease of the knees and ankles, and a bilateral hip disorder.

The Board denied service connection for congestive heart failure and hypertension as they were not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by active military service, nor was there evidence of a causal relationship between the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and these conditions.