Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's polycystic kidney disease, hypertension, and chronic renal insufficiency with albuminuria do not warrant a disability rating greater than 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected anxiety disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition as secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed hypertension is not related to service and did not manifest within one year of service separation. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, hypothyroidism, elevated cholesterol, and dermatophytosis. The Board found that these conditions were not proximately due to or caused by a service-connected disability.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death before a decision could be made.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support an increased rating or earlier effective date.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA outpatient records, conducting examinations to assess the veteran's conditions and their relationship to service or other factors, and ensuring that all notification requirements have been satisfied.

The Board has granted an initial 10% evaluation for the veteran's hypertension, which is considered a direct service connection without any presumption or new evidence.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus warranted a 20% rating, hepatitis C was not incurred in or aggravated by service, depressive disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the left hip, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The appeals were based on direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple joint pains to include the neck, hands, ankles, heels, right shoulder, and right elbow. Service connection for depression is also granted.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension payable at the housebound rate is denied as he does not meet the criteria of having a single permanent disability rated as 100 percent under the rating schedule or a separate disability or disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for alcoholism, hypertension, smoking (status post throat biopsy), diabetes mellitus Type II, and high cholesterol. The decision also granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss with a 0 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder, is not service-connected. Essential hypertension and coronary artery disease are also not service-connected, but are found to be related to diabetes mellitus. Erectile dysfunction is not service-connected, but is considered proximately due to diabetes mellitus. Chronic tinnitus is service-connected as a complication of hearing loss.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic bronchitis, and hypertension. The right ankle disability claim is pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing the veteran with VA examinations to assess his left wrist and hypertension disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as her blood pressure readings do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension (including as secondary to PTSD). The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus denies his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.