Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and further development is needed.

The Veteran's hypertension has been rated as noncompensably disabling, but is now rated at 10 percent.,For the period prior to May 21, 2008, her migraine headaches have been rated as 10 percent disabling. Since then, they are rated as 30 percent disabling.,The Veteran's right knee disability has been rated as 10 percent disabling since June 1, 2005. Her left knee disability is also rated at 10 percent since that date.,For the cervical spine arthritis, a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted.

The Veteran's renal arterial stenosis with hypertension and hypertensive retinopathy requires continuous medication for control, but his blood pressure readings have not consistently met the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7101. The current disability does not warrant an increased rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, without regard to any non-service-connected disabilities or his age, render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's coronary artery disease, hypertension, hiatal hernia, and right index finger fracture are all rated at the minimum noncompensable level. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted for any of these conditions based on the current evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and therefore denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension because there was no objective evidence relating it to his active service or any incident therein.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development regarding his exposure to herbicides during active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, arthritis, and headaches due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to PTSD and assigned a 10 percent evaluation. The gastrointestinal disorder (IBS) is also service connected, but the right knee and ED disabilities do not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for dizziness, bilateral finger numbness, hypertension, and postoperative residuals of a herniated nucleus pulposus. The issues were remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for lung cancer residuals was pending at the time of his death. His April 2005 pulmonary function test results supported an award of a 60 percent disability rating, which is granted as accrued benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension did not have its onset in active service or within one year of active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and denied nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to lack of evidence linking the cause of death to military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or Graves' disease attributable to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and small vessel disease were granted a 10 percent disability rating prior to March 24, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension was denied as there is no indication in the file that a formal or informal claim was filed between the RO's denial in August 2002 and the reopened claim in September 2004.

The Veteran's service connection claims for type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.