Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2009

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, high cholesterol, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The veteran's diabetes mellitus was not found to require regulation of activities.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the appellant's service medical records and private treatment records.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected low back and cervical spine disabilities, an initial compensable evaluation for left cervical radiculopathy, and service connection for right ankle weakness, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus with polyneuropathy and hypertension with hypertensive retinopathy do not warrant higher ratings, but his hypertensive cardiovascular disease warrants a 30 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it was not related to the veteran's active service or a service-connected disorder.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for bilateral hearing loss disability prior to January 2009 and a compensable evaluation thereafter, but did not restore the 20 percent rating from January 1, 2009.

The Board finds that the weight of the credible evidence demonstrates that the veteran's hypertension first manifested many years after service and is not related to his active service, to any incident therein, or to any service-connected disability.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support higher evaluations or additional service-connected benefits.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II and arterial hypertension are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The veteran's hypertension was rated at 10 percent, and the claims for a compensable rating for diabetic retinopathy and an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction were denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it is not proximately due to or the result of the veteran's service-connected PTSD, and also found that the veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction does not warrant a compensable rating. The 30 percent rating for PTSD was continued.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder other than post-traumatic stress disorder, hypertension, congestive heart failure, kidney disease, arthritis of the hands, chronic fatigue syndrome, and back disability. The claims to reopen for arthritis of the knees and stress fractures of the legs and feet were also denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, degenerative joint disease of the entire spine, ulcerative colitis, hypertension, and a disability as a result of vaccinations in service were denied. The claim for an increased rating for sinusitis was also denied.

The veteran's hypertension was not incurred in, or aggravated by, active service and is not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The veteran is entitled to a 20 percent rating for diabetes mellitus prior to April 23, 2005.

The Board denied service connection for a lung disorder, stomach disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, heart disease, hypertension, and eye disorder and loss of visual acuity.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for a low back injury, heart condition, and hypertension. However, it was determined that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by the veteran's active military service.

The appeal was denied as new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for hypertension has not been submitted.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a left shoulder disability, finding that the preponderance of evidence was against these claims.

The veteran's service-connected pyelonephritis with hypertension was rated at 60 percent, and he was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for new and material evidence to reopen service connection for a psychiatric disorder that includes PTSD and hypertension.