Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that hypertension and coronary artery disease are not related to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, thus denying both claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy, hypertension, and degenerative osteoarthritis due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his service, including exposure to asbestos or ionizing radiation. As such, the claims for service connection have been denied.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted a 10% rating. However, his service connection claim for hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of its onset in service or due to any other presumptive basis.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and hernia, as well as his claim for service connection for GERD were all denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection for GERD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension did not begin during service or become manifest to a compensable degree within one year of discharge, and there is no evidence showing it was caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claim for secondary service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a respiratory disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for hypertension, headaches, chest and shoulder pain, spondylolisthesis, bilateral hearing loss, and hemorrhoids. The RO had previously granted service connection for these conditions but did not assign compensable disability ratings.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his medical records and examination to determine the current severity of his hypertension and right knee disabilities. The TDIU claim will be reconsidered.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's bilateral cataracts to his military service and denied this claim. The hypertension issue remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial rating for various conditions, including bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, residuals of a left ankle strain, reactive airway disease (hypertension), residuals of a contusion of the left thigh, residuals of a left elbow injury, residuals of a left thumb injury, and low back pain. The veteran's service connection claims were denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the appellant does not have a hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes and did not find service connection for exogenous obesity, sleep apnea, hypertension, or hypogonadism due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for further development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the February 1996 rating decision is not new and material, thus preventing the reopening of the claim for service connection for hypertension. The issue of entitlement to service connection for sinusitis remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and is not proximately due to a service-connected disorder. As such, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis, vascular hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of a current disability related to active service.

The Board has denied the veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, gout, lesion of the right oral buccal mucosa, and lipoma of the left shoulder as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after active duty.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the veteran's hypertension was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and thus remands the case for a medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and basic eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to lack of qualifying service in active military, naval or air service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected conditions.