Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it was not shown in service or within the initial post-separation year, and there is no evidence linking its onset to service or a service-connected disability. The Board also granted a 40 percent evaluation for herniated disc, status post L5-L6 left hemi-laminectomy and diskectomy.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, entitlement to DIC pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, and entitlement to DIC benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied as there is no persuasive medical evidence linking it to service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, headaches, mashed feet, right hand tendon laceration, welts, and arthritis were denied. The claims to reopen for service connection for pancreatitis and degenerative disc disease of the low back were granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a cervical spine disability, and a thoracic spine disability as there was no evidence that these conditions were incurred during active service.

The Board denied service connection for a kidney disability, hypertension, colon disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active duty.

The Board granted a higher rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and DDD of the lumbar spine, effective November 16, 2007. The claim was denied for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, tinnitus, and hypertension.

The Board found that there was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's erectile dysfunction, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and hypertension to his service or his service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's claims for service connection for essential hypertension and a compensable rating for PTSD are being remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, as there was no evidence that it began during active military service or within a year thereafter, and no evidence linking it to a service-connected disability.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The Board found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to his service, and denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board finds that the competent medical evidence of record does not show that the veteran's currently diagnosed hypertension is related to (caused or aggravated by) service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus or service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current medical findings.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, including as secondary to his other service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, does not require regulation of activities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a bilateral foot disability, low back pain, and sleep apnea were denied as the conditions were not related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, finding no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current hypertension and his active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a heart condition other than hypertension and found that the veteran's substantive appeal to the May 2003 rating decision which denied service connection for a bilateral eye condition was not timely filed, thus the Board lacks jurisdiction to consider this issue.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and hypertension as there was no evidence of a disability in service or within the applicable presumptive period.