Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2011

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension, coronary artery disease, and left hip replacement were not incurred or aggravated by active service. The evidence does not show any in-service injury or treatment for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension, to include as secondary to malaria and PTSD, was denied. The effective date for the grant of TDIU remains April 13, 2005.

The Board has determined that additional development of the evidence is required before a decision can be made on the Veteran's claims for service connection and cause of death.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder, which was previously rated at 10 percent, has been maintained as such. The RO denied an increased rating and did not grant service connection for PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it may be presumed to have been incurred in service or during the applicable presumptive period.

The Veteran's hypertension has been consistently controlled with medication, and his blood pressure readings have predominantly shown diastolic pressure of 100 or more. The Board finds that a 10 percent rating is warranted for the entire period on appeal.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, but denied them on the merits. The evidence submitted was found to be cumulative and not new or material.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the Veteran's service connection claim, including verifying his periods of active duty for training and inactive duty for training. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of her husband's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthma, bilateral pes planus valgus, and hypertension are denied as there is no evidence of impairment warranting a higher rating under VA's schedular criteria.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical records and providing VCAA notice.

The Board found no evidence of negligence or lack of skill in the treatment provided by VA, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for OSA, hypertension, unstable angina, and cardiomyopathy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining specific dates of his Active Duty Training (ACDUTRA) and Inactive Duty Training (INACDUTRA) from 1987 to 2003.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to new evidence and other issues not yet addressed by the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor is it proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by, his service-connected PTSD.,During the rating period on appeal, the Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been manifested by depression, chronic sleep disturbances, and isolation; however, there is no evidence of experiences suicidal or homicidal ideation, obsessional rituals, speech intermittently illogical, near continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, or spatial disorientation.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether diabetes mellitus was a primary or contributing cause of death, and how it may apply to the Veteran's causes of death. The claim will be readjudicated based on this new information.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension, which he claims may be caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, coronary artery disease, and type II diabetes mellitus. The case has been remanded to provide a VA examination and address the issue of secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and due process concerns, including consideration of a recent physician's statement regarding hypertension.

The evidence does not show that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his active duty service or that it is due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected cardiomegaly and hypertension with headaches have been granted increased ratings to 60 percent effective from January 8, 2008.

Throughout the rating period on appeal, no worse than Level II hearing acuity in the right ear and Level I hearing acuity in the left ear has been demonstrated for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's hypertension is not caused by service.