Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2009

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and prostate disability did not have onset during service, were not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and therefore denied both claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and residuals of partial colectomy with temporary colostomy for colonic diverticulitis with rupture are not service-connected. The effective date for any future grant of service connection will be based on when a claim is filed, unless there is a change in law or regulation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus type II and its associated secondary conditions, due to a lack of evidence showing such conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The VA determined that the Veteran's current respiratory disorders, including COPD and pulmonary hypertension, are not related to his military service or inservice asbestos exposure.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% rating for arteriosclerotic heart disease and a separate 10% rating for hypertension was denied as there were no symptoms warranting such ratings within the year prior to July 14, 2004.

The Veteran seeks service connection for diabetes mellitus and a cardiovascular disorder including hypertension, which he attributes to exposure to herbicides during his service in Korea. The case is remanded due to the need for further development of unit records and a VA examination.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for essential hypertension and granted it, finding that the Veteran's hypertension had its onset in service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Board hearing.

The Veteran's low back strain is not service-connected, but his right knee disorder and hypertension are found to be related to his period of active duty. The claim for costochondritis remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is presumptively service connected due to its onset within one year of his discharge from active duty.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for cardiovascular disease including hypertension, secondary to diabetes mellitus due to lack of causal association between the conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected bronchial asthma with sleep apnea.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, insulin dependent, and hypertension are not rated higher than the current evaluations of 40 percent and 10 percent respectively. The Veteran's tinea pedis is not compensable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for reopening his prior claim of hypertension and also denied his request for an increased rating for his left shoulder disability.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of each upper and lower extremity and hypertension. The effective dates are set at July 17, 2008.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension, a right foot disability, and an increased rating for hemorrhoids have been dismissed as the Veteran has withdrawn his appeal.

The Veteran's hypertension and coronary artery disease have been granted service connection, but the VA has determined that they do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD, bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus related to noise trauma in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for excision of fibroadenoma of the left breast was granted. The claims for cysts of the head (left side), cysts of the right hip and stomach, breast cancer (left breast), and hypertension were not substantiated.