Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus and dismissed the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims due to incomplete VCAA notice and need for additional medical records. The veteran will be provided with proper VCAA notices, his treatment records from Sundance Medical Center and VA Medical Center in Henderson, Nevada are requested, and he needs to undergo VA examinations for varicose veins, low back disorder, and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression and PTSD, and hypertension. The Board found that there was no credible supporting evidence to corroborate the veteran's claimed stressors related to his military service, and thus denied service connection for PTSD. There is also no current diagnosis or treatment record for hypertension within the one-year presumptive period.

The Board found no basis to assign an initial evaluation greater than 10 percent for hypertension prior to December 4, 2002.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder with depression aggravated his hypertension, and therefore grants service connection for hypertension on a secondary basis.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence for service connection of PTSD and hypertension, post-operative intracranial aneurysm. The case must be placed on remand status to provide the veteran another opportunity to provide specific information about his claimed stressors and obtain corroborating evidence from appropriate entities.

The Board found no evidence of a link between the veteran's service-connected PTSD and his current hypertension or coronary artery disease, thus denying the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and denied an initial compensable evaluation for sickle cell disease.

The Board has determined that the VA examiner's opinion is flawed due to an incorrect factual premise and finds that a new examination with medical opinion regarding the relationship between hypertension and service-connected diabetes mellitus is needed.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including high blood pressure, prostatitis and erectile dysfunction, alcohol abuse due to PTSD, chronic neuropathic facial pain, and a low back disability. The appeals were based on direct evidence rather than presumptive exposure to herbicides or other factors.

The veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension, which he claims is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus Type II. The Board has decided that a VA examination and additional records are needed to determine the relationship between these conditions.

The Board has granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for the service-connected hypertension, but denied an increased evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-operative residuals of left knee torn meniscus, depression, and hypertension are not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected cold injury residuals of the feet.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not warrant a compensable disability rating as his blood pressure readings have not consistently met the criteria for a 10% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7101.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of VA examination and incomplete service medical records, requiring further investigation and evaluation.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including higher evaluations for PTSD and DM, service connection for hypertension, and service connection for congestive heart failure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, congestive heart failure, and left arm muscle mass were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, hemorrhoids, asthma, and bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's current conditions are considered to be directly related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's hypertension is caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.