Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2010

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and visual impairment, but denied them on the merits as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to determine his eligibility for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant and automobile and adaptive equipment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and an increased evaluation for hypertension were denied. The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the current conditions to service or any other basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma, hypertension, anxiety and depression (secondary to Meniere's disease), and tinnitus. The claim of entitlement to service connection for asthma was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new evidence submitted by the appellant's representative.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and lack of opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his hypertension.

The Board found the reduction from 100% to 60% for residuals of prostate cancer, status post radical prostatectomy proper. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and varicose veins were denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and noted that the Veteran did not sustain any in-service cardiovascular injury or disease related to hypertension or varicose veins.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability related to active military service for any of the claimed conditions. Service connection was denied for lumbar spine disorder, bilateral knee disorder, hypertension, sinusitis, and laryngitis.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not establish a link to service or any presumptive exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for hypertension has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Board finds that the Veteran's hypertension is likely to have had its initial onset during his period of active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for hypertension, bursitis of the right shoulder, residuals of a low back injury, and residuals of a neck injury. The case is remanded to further develop these claims on the merits.

The Board denied service connection for a heart condition and arthritis of the bilateral feet, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 were not met.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and arthritis of the wrists, ankles, and right knee. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and multiple-joint arthritis, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected duodenal ulcer disease. The evidence submitted since the previous denial does not meet the criteria for reopening the claim.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased disability ratings in four specific conditions, and the Board dismissed these issues as a result.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic hepatitis, hypertension, and a cardiac murmur have all been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions. The Board found that the Veteran does not currently have any residual disability from his in-service episode of acute hepatitis, his hypertension was diagnosed many years after service, and his cardiac murmur preexisted service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, impotence, and hypokalemia (claimed as low potassium) were denied. The Board found that the conditions are not related to his active service or a service-connected disability.