Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support the claims.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for hypertension, allergic rhinitis, Raynaud's syndrome, a bladder disorder, a urinary tract disorder, impotency, residuals of a cold injury, depression, PTSD, and an acquired mental disorder other than depression and PTSD. The claims for service connection for a skin disorder of the feet, arms, and legs, and rosacea were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a pulmonary/respiratory disability is being remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, was reopened and denied. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's hypertension was diagnosed and treated during service, and the Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran, granting service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and is unrelated to a service-connected disease or injury.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings were partially granted, with a 50% rating assigned for residuals of a laminectomy and discectomy at L4-5, and initial 20% ratings assigned for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for hypertension, status-post pacemaker insertion, as the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of hypertension as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's hypertension, sarcoidosis, and vascular headaches do not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The veteran's service-connected pigmented villonodular synovitis with right total hip replacement was rated at 90 percent, effective August 15, 2007. Service connection for hypertension was denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for congestive heart failure and hypertension are being remanded for additional development, including an examination to determine the likelihood that his conditions resulted from an injury or disease incurred in service, including presumed exposure to asbestos.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen previously denied claims and that there was no evidence linking any of the claimed disabilities to active service or exposure to ionizing radiation.

The veteran's hypertension was granted service connection as it manifested within one year of his discharge from active service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no competent evidence of any currently diagnosed condition that is related to the veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, hypertension and congestive heart failure as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation, nor was there credible evidence to corroborate an in-service stressor.

The veteran's timely appeal to the claim of entitlement to service connection for osteoarthritis of the right knee, claimed as secondary to service-connected residuals of left knee trauma, was acknowledged and the claims for service connection for hypertension, increased rating for left knee disability, and increased rating for left total knee arthroplasty were deferred pending a further hearing.

The veteran's claims for service connection for sinus bradycardia and hypertension were denied, as there was no evidence of current disabilities. The initial ratings for sinusitis, recurrent headaches, chronic strain of the lumbosacral spine, status post right knee menisectomy, and degenerative joint disease of the right knee were also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of shrapnel wounds to his left leg and left shoulder, PTSD, hypertension, and a heart condition due to lack of credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.