Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board found that new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for coronary artery disease with angina and uncontrolled hypertension, thus denying the reopening of the claim.

The veteran's angina pectoris with hypertension and sinus tachycardia is not rated higher than the current 30 percent disability rating.,The veteran's bilateral tinnitus has been assigned a single 10 percent disability rating, which is the maximum allowed under VA rating criteria. The RO denied his request for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus.

The veteran's claims for a heart condition and hypertension were denied. His PTSD was granted with initial ratings of 50% effective July 12, 2004, and 70% effective January 31, 2007.

The Board has ordered the RO to obtain a VA psychiatrist's opinion on whether the veteran's hypertension is caused or aggravated by his service-connected dysthymia. Additionally, the RO must develop and adjudicate the claim for service connection of hypertension as secondary to all of the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by his military service and there is no evidence of a relationship to his diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability was not caused by VA treatment, but new evidence suggests it may have been aggravated by a stressful incident at a VA dental clinic. The claim is reopened as there is new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and there was no evidence to support a presumption of service connection. The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current hypertension is unrelated to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty, and is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as his blood pressure readings have consistently been below the threshold for higher ratings.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for hypertension, right renal calculi, and Hepatitis C due to additional development being required. The issues include service connection for hypertension (secondary), a higher evaluation for right renal calculi, and an increased rating for Hepatitis C.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension did not begin in service and was not caused by or permanently worsened by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions and finds no basis for granting service connection in any of these cases.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension and granted it, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted. The veteran's hypertension is presumed to have been incurred during his active military service.

The veteran claims that his current hypertension began during service. The Board has ordered additional development to determine the onset of the condition and whether it is related to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has not determined whether the veteran's hypertension and coronary artery disease are related to his military service, but has remanded for further development including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the validity of the veteran's PTSD claim and to establish whether hypertension is secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the veteran's bronchitis was not incurred in service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension, dermatitis around the mouth, psoriasis of the arms and legs, and left knee disability were not caused by his active military service. The claims for these conditions were therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's essential hypertension, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease were not incurred in or aggravated by active duty. The Board also found that these conditions are not etiologically related to service-connected disability.