Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder and residuals of cold injury to his lower extremities, did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure and denied service connection for the claimed conditions as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension and heart disorder were not incurred during service or related to any incident of service. As a result, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Veteran's claimed conditions, including tremors of the feet, hands, migraine headaches, diabetes mellitus, adrenal gland disability, renal disability, hypertension, heart disease, lung cancer, and pes planus, were not incurred in service or due to exposure to herbicides. The claims are denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD, service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, gall bladder disorder, liver disorder, and residuals of a miscarriage are being remanded due to the need for additional development. The effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is set at July 11, 2005.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by his active duty or National Guard service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for diabetes mellitus, and there was no evidence of secondary hypertension or arthritis/neck/back conditions to his service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and diabetic nephropathy are all found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes. The rating for the diabetic nephropathy is increased from 20% to 60%. Increased ratings of 10% each were granted for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathies.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD and his other diagnosed psychiatric disabilities are not shown to be etiologically related to service. The claims for right knee disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, hypertension, and bilateral leg cramps were withdrawn by the Veteran during a hearing before the Board. Service connection is denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and a mood disorder), right lower extremity disability, left lower extremity disability, low back disability, right knee disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, hypertension, and bilateral leg cramps.

The Board has granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and assigned an initial 70 percent rating, effective August 14, 2011. The Veteran's other claims were denied.

The Veteran's service records do not show hypertension or hypertensive cardiovascular disease during his active duty. The earliest documented diagnoses are from over 50 years post-service, and there is no evidence of these conditions manifesting within one year of discharge.

The Veteran's hypertension, hearing loss disability, and ruptured left eardrum are all found to be service-connected. The effective date is not specified.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not cause his death, as other significant conditions contributing to death were found.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's preexisting glomerulonephritis with hypertension is not clearly and unmistakably shown not to have been aggravated by active service, thus granting service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and varicose veins, finding that the conditions did not have their onset during service or were related to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of medical records.

The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated at 10 percent, but the evidence does not support a higher rating as his blood pressure readings consistently fall below the criteria for a higher rating.