Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The veteran's combined rating is 70%, but his disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension, which led to his death in September 1994, did not originate during service and denied service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have renal failure or hypertension, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has granted a total disability rating for compensation effective November 9, 2002, based on the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that his current disability is not related to his military service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation under either the old or new rating criteria. The preponderance of evidence is against any higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension did not begin during service and is not associated with any in-service event, injury or illness. As such, service connection for hypertension cannot be established.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension did not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent under either the old or new rating schedule, as his diastolic pressure has never been predominantly 120 or more and he has not demonstrated moderately severe symptoms associated with his condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's disabilities, including his left knee replacement and residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, render him unable to care for himself and perform tasks incident to daily living. The need for regular aid and attendance is established, granting special monthly pension benefits.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a head injury, and secondary disabilities related to a head injury due to lack of credible supporting evidence that any claimed in-service stressors or injuries occurred. The medical records did not corroborate the veteran's allegations.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (cerebrovascular accident secondary to essential hypertension) was not service-connected and that he did not have qualifying active service for purposes of VA non-service-connected death pension benefits.

The veteran's appeal is about the evaluation of his hypertension, which is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board has ordered a Travel Board hearing to be scheduled for the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected schizophrenia, but rather by non-service connected conditions such as intravenous drug abuse and diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence, maintaining the previous denial from September 1991.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation under either the old or new criteria.

The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not incurred in service, and hypertension was not secondary to tinnitus. The claims for these conditions were therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's hypertension, which requires continuous medication for control, does not meet the criteria for a higher rating than the current 10 percent assigned under both old and new rating criteria.