Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension, hepatitis C, and splenomegaly did not result from VA hospitalization or medical/surgical treatment in April 1990. The claims were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left eye disorder and hypertension, finding no competent evidence to support these claims.

The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for non-service connected pension purposes is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial evaluations in excess of 40 percent for gout and 10 percent for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for COPD and hypertension, finding that the veteran's COPD was not related to his active military service or any service-related nicotine dependence.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claims for service connection for hypertension and a psychiatric disorder, finding no new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for his right rotator cuff injury. The decision found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and it is not proximately due to or the result of service-connected disability.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for bilateral defective hearing on and subsequent to June 10, 1999. The veteran's service-connected hypertension is rated at 10 percent.

The Board found no evidence of hypertension or coronary artery disease in service, and concluded that these conditions were not incurred during active duty. The veteran's current conditions are attributed to post-service factors.

The Board found that the veteran's hypertension was neither incurred in nor aggravated by active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's timely substantive appeal was submitted after the issuance of the statement of the case, and thus the April 1999 denial is vacated. The issue of service connection for hypertension will be reconsidered.

The veteran's hand and foot disabilities, as well as his hypertension, were not found to be service-connected. His fractured nasal bone was granted a 10% evaluation, but the residuals of rheumatic fever remain denied.

The veteran's cause of death was due to coronary artery disease and atherosclerotic vascular disease, with schizophrenia contributing materially. The Board found that the service-connected schizophrenia interfered with treatment for his underlying disabilities and contributed to his death.

The Board found that the cause of death, Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB), was not related to service and denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of death and the accrued benefits claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, which was first noted during service and likely contributed to his death from acute myocardial infarction, is service-connected. The cause of death due to acute myocardial infarction, severe coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure is also considered service-connected.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including essential hypertension, fatigue, night sweats, a psychiatric disability, a sleep disability, and an eczematoid rash on the hands. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied an increased rating for anxiety neurosis and service connection for hypertension secondary to service connected anxiety neurosis.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a heart disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have bronchitis, pharyngitis, hypertension, or a low back disability. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension warrants a 10 percent schedular rating, effective April 20, 1993. The claims of service connection for sinus and neck disabilities have been reopened due to new and material evidence being received.