Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty and is unrelated to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and bilateral knee disorder, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the previously denied claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and L2-L3, L3-L4 and L4-L5 mild anterior spondylosis as secondary to a coccyx injury. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a 50% rating effective May 1, 2003. The claim for hypertension was reopened and service connection was established. A 70% rating for PTSD prior to August 13, 2004 is granted, but the request for an increased rating in excess of 70% after that date is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hypertension, arteriosclerotic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, or peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities that are attributable to military service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and assigned an initial 30 percent rating, effective September 9, 2003. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is being remanded to the RO.

The veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is found to be the cause of his peripheral neuropathy and hypertension, with no direct connection.

The Board denied the veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has granted service connection for a chronic headache disorder and found that the veteran's current sinusitis/allergies, positive TB test, fibroadenoma of the left breast (claimed as breast biopsy), high blood pressure, and other conditions are not related to her military service.

The Board has granted service connection for ankylosing spondylitis with complete fusion of both sacroiliac joints and found that the veteran's current aortic valve insufficiency with atrial fibrillation and hypertension is related to his service-connected ankylosing spondylitis. The claim for service connection for aortic valve insufficiency has been granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a kidney condition, a bladder condition with blood in the urine, and chronic constipation with blood in the stool, all claimed as secondary to his service-connected intestinal schistosomiasis.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for any of the claimed disabilities, including those related to herbicide exposure.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, hypertension, and a right knee disorder are being remanded due to the need to obtain his service medical records.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The criteria for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, left forearm scar, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and left shoulder strain are not met. The claim for an increased rating for the left foot disability is also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not etiologically related to service. As a result, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including atherosclerosis, coronary artery bypass, left total knee arthroplasty and arthritis, ichthyosis vulgaris, right knee degenerative joint disease with arthritis, hypertension, lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease, bilateral pes planus, right knee instability, iritis, impotence associated with atherosclerosis, and degenerative joint disease of the left elbow, preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable VA rating schedule, and thus denied his claim.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, edema in the left lower extremity, and tissue thickening in the left lower extremity. The veteran's hypertension was not shown to be due to a service-connected disability or caused by diabetes. The examiner opined that the left leg edema is at least as likely as not related to venous insufficiency.

The Board has determined that further development is needed before the claims can be decided.