Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent evaluation for hypertension, effective from the date of service connection.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 30, 2002 for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities has been denied as the evidence does not establish that his service-connected conditions rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to this date.

The Board has ordered additional examinations to determine the nature and extent of any essential hypertension or hypertensive cardiovascular disease found to be present, as well as whether it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's service-connected renal colic caused or permanently worsened any essential hypertension or hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The RO should adjudicate the issue in light of all applicable evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids, finding that his depression was not related to military service, his left knee disorder was not secondary to his right knee disability, hypertension was not due to military service, and his hemorrhoids did not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis B, hypertension, and a thyroid condition. The claim for increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus was granted with a 20% disability rating.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of August 30, 2004 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement with respect to the June 11, 2003 rating decision regarding his PTSD. As such, the determination in that decision is final.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for hypertension due to a lack of adequate medical opinion and compliance with VCAA requirements.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and could not be presumed due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 31, 2003 for the grants of service connection for residuals of cerebrovascular accident in the left upper and lower extremities, hypertension, and atrioventricular block.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of hypertension, PTSD, or erectile dysfunction. The veteran's service records do not show any complaints or diagnoses related to these conditions during his active duty.,Service connection for hypertension was denied as the condition did not manifest within one year post-service and there is no medical evidence linking it to service-connected diabetes mellitus Type II. Service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis, and service connection for erectile dysfunction was also denied.

The veteran's claims of service connection for painful joints and muscles, PTSD, and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, hypertension, and CAD. The denial is based on a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed stressors related to PTSD, and the absence of in-service events that would support a finding of combat participation.

The Board has granted service connection for xerosis and other conditions, including gastroesophageal reflux disease, vertigo, chronic fatigue syndrome, folliculitis, right ankle disability, aphthous ulcers, sinus tachycardia, rhinosinusitis, hypertension, migraine headaches, and bilateral hearing loss. The psychiatric condition is also service connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a low back disorder, hypertension, and COPD to include as secondary to herbicide exposure. The Board found no current diagnosis of a low back disorder and noted that there was no evidence of hypertension within one year of separation from active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, coronary artery disease, and cerebrovascular accident with peripheral vascular disease and bilateral below the knee amputations are secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not found to be related to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. Service connection was denied for all issues.

The Board found that the veteran's heart disease, including coronary artery disease and hypertension, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The Board also determined that it is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected hypertension, which is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to his diastolic pressure being predominantly below 110 and his systolic pressure being predominantly below 200.