Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of malaria, hypertension, and arthritis as they were not well-grounded.

The Board has granted a rating of 60 percent for the veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine effective September 11, 2000.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated during his military service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for hypertension, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board found that the appellant's current heart disorder, including hypertension, left bundle branch block, and cardiomyopathy, was not incurred or aggravated during his periods of active duty for training. The claim is denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and postoperative residuals of coronary artery disease, finding that additional evidence may be relevant to these issues. The case is returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition, to include hypertension, and granted it. The issues of service connection for other conditions are also addressed.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current hemorrhoids and that his hypertension, while requiring ongoing medication, does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under VA's rating schedule. Therefore, service connection for hemorrhoids is denied, and a compensable evaluation for hypertension is also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension and major depression with agoraphobia were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they etiologically related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected hypertension warrants a 20 percent evaluation, effective from the date of the July 1999 rating decision. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's in-service dizzy spells were manifestations of tension headaches, and denied service connection for cardiovascular disease, to include essential hypertension, and sleep apnea. The claims for reopening DM with peripheral neuropathy and DLE were also denied as new evidence did not meet the criteria for being material.

The Board denied service connection for chronic hypertension, finding that the veteran does not currently have a current disability. The Board also denied higher ratings for TOS of the upper extremities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his military service and his current condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his coronary artery disease and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA's disability evaluation schedule.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for hypertension or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The claim for hypertension was previously denied in 1986 and no new and material evidence has been presented. For PTSD, the Board found insufficient evidence to establish a link between the current condition and active service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for status post gastrectomy for duodenal/peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and heart disease, but denied service connection for hypertension. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, but denied the other claims due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for hypertension, finding that the new evidence did not provide a basis to establish service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for hypertension.