Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2009

The Board remands the case for further development and readjudication due to unavailable service treatment records, lack of a recent VA examination, and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, stomach disorder, headache disability, joint disorder, muscle disorder, blood in the colon, hypertension, leg cramps, shortness of breath, memory loss, fatigue, sleeping problems, blurred vision, and depression. The claimant was also denied new and material evidence to reopen claims related to these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and sleep apnea as they were not shown in service or for several years thereafter and are not associated with the Veteran's service. The Board also denied increased ratings for left ear hearing loss, disequilibrium, hiatal hernia, and chondromalacia of the left knee.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, hypertension, and tinnitus as there was no competent evidence of a current disability or that the disabilities were related to service. The claim for a skin condition and bilateral ankle condition was remanded.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury was reopened, but service connection was denied. Service connection for hypertension and strep throat residuals was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of cold-weather injury in both feet, hypertension, tinea pedis, a cervical spine disorder, and bilateral tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The appeal is remanded for further development as the current VA examination is not adequate for rating purposes.

The appeal is remanded for further evidentiary development, including a new VA examination and medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of any currently diagnosed blood pressure disorder.

The Veteran's Eustachian tube dysfunction is manifested by occasional dizziness, warranting a 10 percent rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for congestive cardiomyopathy, including hypertension, and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II. The Veteran was granted a 10 percent evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran had hypertension during service that is related to current hypertension.

The Board denied increased ratings for sinusitis, hypertension, and an anxiety disorder. A 10 percent rating was granted for residuals of a concussion.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a medical examination to determine the relationship between the Veteran's hypertension and his service-connected PTSD and diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and gastritis, finding that these conditions were not related to the Veteran's active duty service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II, and a compensable evaluation for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities. The claim for service connection for tinnitus and hypertension was also denied.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the timeliness of his notice of disagreement to a March 2004 rating decision that denied service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied service connection for essential hypertension, asthmatic bronchitis and seborrheic keratosis as the preponderance of evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, hypertension, and coronary artery disease as there was no evidence of these conditions being incurred in or aggravated by active military service.