Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2009

The Board denied service connection for a right eye disorder and a right shoulder disorder, as well as an increased rating for the left shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for lung cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, psychiatric disorder, and stomach disorder as they were not related to the veteran's military service or asbestos exposure. The cause of death was also not linked to his service.

The Veteran is entitled to special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance, but not to a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance, or adaptive equipment.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to have been incurred during active military service. The claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, cardiac condition, and CFS were denied.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension disability.

The Board granted service connection for dysthymic disorder and major depression as part of the service-connected PTSD, but denied service connection for a right knee disability, prostatitis, and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The appeal was remanded to obtain additional evidence and schedule a VA examination for the Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability, finding that the in-service injury resolved without complication or sequela and was not related to current complaints of pain.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and peripheral vascular disease as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if hypertension is related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service; hypertension was also not incurred or aggravated as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board granted service connection for arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease, finding that it was aggravated by the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. Service connection for hypertension and PTSD was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's attempt to reopen a claim for service connection for hypertension, as new and material evidence was not provided.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it was not related to service or a service-connected disability and was not aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The case is remanded for further development of the evidence related to the Veteran's claims for increased ratings.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension are aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, but a higher initial evaluation for diabetes is not warranted.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional treatment records from the Joslin Diabetes Center.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, a heart disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, a left foot disorder, a right foot disorder, and a skin disorder.

The Veteran's pulmonary hypertension is due to service-connected asbestosis, but his arteriosclerotic heart disease is not related to the service-connected condition.