Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as his blood pressure readings have remained below the threshold for a noncompensable rating.

The veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia is granted a 100 percent rating. The claim for chronic disorders claimed as residual to Sarin nerve gas exposure is denied.

The veteran's service-connected peptic ulcer disease significantly contributed to his death due to acute myocardial infarction, as evidenced by the weight loss and malnutrition caused by the ulcer.

The Board denied service connection for tachycardia and increased ratings for residuals of peripheral nerve injury of the left arm and hypertension. The veteran's tachycardia was not found to be related to his service-connected hypertension, and the Board concluded that there is no evidence of an abnormal cardiac arrhythmia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's mechanical low back pain with degenerative disc disease at L5-S1 does not warrant a rating in excess of 40 percent, and his hypertension is rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that he did not develop the condition within one year of his separation from service and that there was no evidence linking it to a disease or injury in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, epicondylitis of the right elbow, varicose veins, and dysthymia with insomnia. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and fatigue, finding that the veteran's conditions are due to disease incurred in service.

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

The Board denied service connection for liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension and hepatic encephalopathy, anemia, hypersplenism, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diabetes mellitus, chloracne, and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), as the preponderance of evidence does not support a link to service or any service-connected condition.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by hospital care, or surgical or medical treatment furnished by VA. Therefore, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 were denied.

The Board has granted service connection for bipolar disorder as secondary to the veteran's service-connected psychophysiological cardiovascular reaction with hypertension. The claim for an increased rating for the service-connected condition remains pending.

The Board found that there is no competent evidence of a nexus between the veteran's hypertension and stroke and his service-connected panic disorder with agoraphobia. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for panic disorder with agoraphobia was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae and Hypertension, finding no evidence of current conditions related to his military service. The claim for an effective date prior to August 7, 1996 for a 100 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and mood incongruent psychotic features was also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia did not cause his death, and there is no evidence linking his hypertension to his service or treatment. Therefore, service connection for the cause of death was denied, and benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for treatment of hypertension were also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, hypertension, skin rash due to undiagnosed illness, and weight gain due to undiagnosed illness. The conditions were not shown to be related to service or the Persian Gulf War.

The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's disability evaluation from 100 percent to 30 percent for his status post kidney transplant was appropriate based on improvement in his condition as evidenced by a VA examination.

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for an increased rate of nonservice-connected pension by reason of being in need of regular aid and attendance or having a single permanent disability rated 100 percent under the Schedule, with additional disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more, or being permanently housebound.

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

The veteran's claims have been dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as he is deceased.