Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2011

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for coronary artery disease with hypertension prior to August 26, 2006 was denied. The Board granted an increased rating of 60 percent effective from August 26, 2006.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability and hypertension, finding that these conditions are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected ankle disabilities. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it raises an issue under Roberson v. Principi.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for an effective date earlier than November 3, 2006, for PTSD was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding records and incomplete service treatment records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to outstanding VA treatment records and SSA records, as well as a need for another opinion on the etiology of hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, including as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and PTSD with anxiety and depression.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development of the appealed issues, including service connection claims for a right knee disability, residuals of a chest injury, and hypertension.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension and status-post subarachnoid hemorrhage, as secondary to artery aneurysm, are not rated higher than the current evaluations of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension did not manifest within one year of his service discharge and there is no competent evidence linking it to his active service. As such, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been incurred due to active service. The status of his hypertension and right ankle fracture evaluation remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of the record, including obtaining SSA records and private medical records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension has been withdrawn, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are not related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, which was previously denied in February 2005. The Veteran's current hypertension is related to his time in service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied.,The claim of new and material evidence to reopen a left knee disability has also been denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining ship history reports and clinical records. The Veteran's service in Vietnam is also unclear based on his testimony.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing acne keloidalis nuchae was aggravated by military service, and his hypertension is presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Veteran's claim for disability compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as the evidence did not show that his hypertension with a vascular disorder resulted from carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Veteran's claims for malaria, infectious hepatitis, and hypertension have been previously denied. New evidence has not raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.