Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected hypertension warrants a 10 percent rating, effective from September 2, 2004.

The veteran's cause of death was not related to service-connected conditions. The Board denied the claim for DIC under section 1318 as the veteran did not meet the eligibility criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, as evidenced by his hearing loss and skin rash being attributed to pre-existing conditions. The respiratory disorder is also attributed to a diagnosed condition (asthma), and headaches are linked to hypertension. Service connection was denied.

The veteran is granted special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance of another person due to his disabilities, including senile dementia, diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, hypertension, hypothyroidism, osteoarthritis, diverticulitis, status post myocardial infarction, anemia, status post ostomy, and glaucoma.

The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for hypertension, as it was neither incurred nor aggravated by active service and is not related to the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The issues of entitlement to a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing or a certificate of eligibility for a special home adaptation grant, and whether new and material evidence has been received which is sufficient to reopen the previously-denied claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension (claimed as secondary to service-connected type II diabetes mellitus), have become moot.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and there is no medical evidence linking his current condition to service. As such, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disability as secondary to diabetes mellitus and hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and status post cerebrovascular accident with residuals as secondary to his service-connected right nephrectomy.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, finding that it is not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, arthritis, and sinusitis as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year post-service discharge. The Board found that any relationship to service was speculative.

The Board found that the veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension benefits based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or at the housebound rate.

The veteran is seeking service connection for heart disease, including coronary artery disease and hypertension, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for clarification of a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's heart disease and his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's claims for hypertension and a left eye disorder are being remanded to the RO for additional development.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 40 percent for lumbar paravertebral myositis with small disk protrusion, effective from August 12, 1997. The veteran's hypertension and PTSD remain rated at their current levels.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for a back disability or hypertension, as there is no evidence of chronic conditions during service and no showing of continuity of symptomatology after service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, and residuals of a cerebrovascular accident as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated during service, are not proximately due to a service-connected disability, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, was caused by or contributed to his death. The appellant is also eligible for DEA under 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35.