Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2009

The appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's left ventricular hypertrophy with hypertension is related to his military service.

The veteran's hypertension was rated at 10 percent, and service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus was granted.

The Board denied service connection for immune deficiency disorder and hypertension as secondary to the veteran's service-connected prostatic carcinoma.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a total disability rating beginning October 1, 2003, but not earlier. The claim for an effective date prior to February 11, 2003, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD was denied.

The veteran's right knee, left knee, right foot/ankle, chest condition, residuals of a head injury including migraine headaches, and hypertension are not related to his military service.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a medical opinion regarding the relationship between hypertension and service, with specific consideration of presumed herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The veteran's claims for increased initial evaluation and earlier effective dates were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating or establish a link between his claimed conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's period of active duty.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, and denied increased ratings for hypertension and cervical spine strain.

The veteran's hypertension does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's heart disease and hypertension and his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's appeal for higher initial evaluations for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with hypertension beginning February 24, 2006 and chronic rhinitis prior to and beginning April 14, 2005 is remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, sunburn residuals on the lower extremities, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as they were not shown to be related to his active military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the claim for compensation benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for death due to treatment at a VA facility, as there was no evidence that the veteran's service-connected hepatitis C caused his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and ulcers, as there was no evidence that these conditions were caused by or began during his military service.

The veteran's hypertension was not related to any event or injury in service and is not supported by the evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and did not manifest during service.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension, each as aggravated by the veteran's service-connected major depression.

The appeal for service connection for cardiovascular disease, to include hypertension, was denied as there is no evidence of a relationship between the veteran's current hypertension and his active military service or any period of ACDUTRA during Reserve service.