Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer with an effective date of April 17, 2003. The veteran's claim for earlier effective dates was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of hepatitis, a kidney disorder, and hypertension as there is no current evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran is entitled to service connection for headaches as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, claudication in both legs, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The veteran was also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus and a compensable rating for migraine type headaches.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension did not manifest within one year of his separation from service and thus could not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension but denied service connection for sinusitis. The decision is mixed as it grants one claim and denies another.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses for several of his claimed conditions, and thus service connection is denied. The remaining claims are also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice provided to the veteran regarding what constitutes new and material evidence for reopening his claim of service connection for hypertension secondary to sinusitis.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to a need for additional development, including scheduling an examination.

The veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of hypertension, headaches, sprain/tendonitis of the left ankle, hearing loss, and respiratory disorder as due to an undiagnosed illness were dismissed because she did not timely file a substantive appeal. The Board does not have jurisdiction over these matters.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension, postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia, hepatitis, and residuals of appendectomy were not incurred as a result of an established event, injury, or disease during active service.

The veteran's hypertension and low back disability were evaluated based on their current manifestations. The appeal was not about service connection, but rather the evaluation of these conditions.

The veteran's heart disease, other than hypertension, is not service-connected. The claim for residuals of a bronchial concussion and COPD was denied as the condition is considered direct service connection without any presumption or secondary linkage to service-connected conditions. The veteran's PTSD claim resulted in an increased rating but no new grant of service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his left shoulder scar, atrial hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and granuloma of the left lung as they did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation, service connection for a right great toe and second toe injury, low back disorder, and hypertension were all denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating or service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension was not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for depression.,Service connection was denied for hypertension as there is no evidence of its onset during or within one year after service, and the current condition is not shown to be caused by diabetes mellitus.

The veteran died from a stroke, which is not service-connected. His service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus did not cause his death. The RO granted service connection for hearing loss with a rating of 100% effective October 29, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and diabetes mellitus type II as they were not incurred or aggravated by his military service. The Board found that there was no nexus between these conditions and his time in Vietnam.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or that any claimed conditions are related to service.