Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the appellant is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities. The claim will be reviewed again after these steps are completed.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the PTSD did not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent, the hemorrhoids warranted no compensable evaluation, the heart condition was not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, hypertension was also not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and emphysema with COPD was not related to in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of neurocirculatory asthenia/psychoneurosis with cardiac manifestations, hypertension, anxiety disorder, or depression. The Veteran's cardiovascular and psychiatric conditions were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, is currently rated at 20 percent and his hypertension prior to January 7, 2009, is not shown to meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board finds that neither condition presents such an exceptional or unusual disability picture as to render impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's hypertension claim has been reopened. The chronic respiratory disorder claim is pending as no diagnosis or treatment records are available.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus and hypertension, are denied as there is no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year post-service. The Veteran was not exposed to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his service-connected diabetes mellitus and his current diagnosis of hypertension.

The Board has determined that severing the Veteran's service connection for peripheral artery disease of the left and right lower extremities, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and impotence is not warranted as the grant was clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Veteran's hypercholesterolemia is not a recognized disability for VA compensation purposes.,His erectile dysfunction does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic code.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VCAA notice and a need for an opinion regarding whether service-connected disabilities were a principal or contributory cause of death.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was not service-connected as the condition existed prior to his entry into service and did not increase in severity during service. The Veteran's hypertension, which required medication for control, does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for service-connected hypertension was denied as his blood pressure did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's heart condition, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension are not service connected as secondary to his service-connected post traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension, including whether it is related to service or aggravated by his diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred or aggravated by service and cannot be presumed to have been caused by exposure to Agent Orange. The Board found no competent evidence linking the current diagnosis of hypertension to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's hypertension and psoriasis of the scalp were not incurred in service, but the current rating for psoriasis is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, right lower extremity disability, left lower extremity disability, and hypertension. The Veteran's current conditions are not shown to be related to his military service.