Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The veteran's TDIU was granted effective from June 12, 1985 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since that date.

The veteran's multiple diseases and disabilities, including AIDS, kidney disease, hypertension, and PTSD, taken together, preclude substantially gainful employment. The Board grants nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, chronic sinus disorder, and chronic headache disorder. The evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred during active duty or due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.

The VA determined that the veteran's disabilities do not render him unable to adequately attend to daily living needs or substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises, thus denying special monthly pension benefits based on need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board found that hypertension and hyperlipidemia are not service-connected.,Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was not granted as the additional disability or death did not result from VA treatment.

The Board found that the appellant's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated in service and denied his claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for glaucoma was denied. The claims for service connection for blood in the urine, hypertension, and pyorrhea were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection was granted for a low back disorder.

The Board found no evidence of a heart condition during the veteran's service or within one year after separation. The current medical records do not link his current heart disability to his military service.

The veteran's disabilities do not render him unable to care for most of his daily needs without requiring the regular aid and attendance of another person, nor are they housebound in fact. Therefore, he does not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, a skin disorder, and hypertension. The psychiatric disorder is considered to be a panic disorder incurred during active service.

The VA Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension, effective August 2, 2001.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension and determined that it was incurred in service.

The Board finds that the veteran's eye disorder, diagnosed as ocular hypertension, is of service origin and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension. The veteran was granted service connection for hypertension but assigned a 10 percent evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, an acute myocardial infarction, was not caused or materially affected by any service-connected disability. The appellant claimed that her husband's longstanding disabilities and bedridden state contributed to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not begin during or as a result of his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for hypertension with vascular heart disease and residuals of a right knee injury, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims based on her reserve/National Guard service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for residuals of a right leg injury, an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), or cardiovascular disease, to include hypertension.

The Board has granted service connection for the claimed conditions (depression, anxiety, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, stomach disorder, and heart disorder) as secondary to PTSD.