Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, systolic cardiac murmur, PTSD, and post-concussion headaches. The appeals were based on direct evidence of these conditions without any presumption or secondary linkage to a service-connected condition.

The veteran's hypertension and chloracne claims are being remanded for additional development to determine their relationship to service.

The VA has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected proliferative glomerulonephritis with hypertension, effective from June 20, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an enlarged prostate, liver disorder, headaches, and pancreatitis due to Agent Orange exposure. The veteran's hypertension was not found to be secondary to his service-connected DM.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, entitlement to non-service-connected (NSC) death pension benefits, and entitlement to accrued benefits. The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to active military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for sinusitis with headaches, hypertension, and irritable bowel syndrome were denied as there is no evidence of incapacitating episodes or frequent episodes of bowel disturbances warranting higher evaluations.

The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for PTSD effective November 30, 2005. The veteran's other claims are remanded.

The veteran's hypertension was diagnosed during active military service and is considered to have had its onset then. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence linking the current condition to his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertriglyceridemia was denied as the condition is not a disability under VA laws and regulations. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service occurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, or medical nexus between an in-service disease or injury and the current disability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a total disability rating for compensation due to the lack of factual ascertainability that the veteran's service-connected disabilities increased in severity prior to February 5, 1998.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including cancer of the neck glands, peripheral neuropathy, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), hypertension, and an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found that these conditions were not due to disease or injury incurred in service, nor could they be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board denied service connection for a circulatory disorder and hypertension, finding no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The veteran's current diagnoses were not linked to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension in August 1985, finding that the condition was not present during service or related to a service-connected disability. The veteran's motion for CUE review is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, avascular necrosis of the right hip, and bone deterioration. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking the two conditions.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, diabetic retinopathy, and hypertension were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher schedular evaluations.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety with depression, degenerative changes of the lumbar spine to include arthritis, and hypertension. The claims were not addressed as they are presumed to have had onset after service.,There is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and cerebro-cerebella atrophy leading to dementia, render him in need of regular aid and attendance. His condition is deemed to meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension was present prior to his military service and did not undergo any permanent increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied the claim for service connection.