Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's unemployability by reason of his service-connected disabilities. Additional medical examinations and records are needed.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a skin disorder were not well-grounded. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has established service connection for hypertension, gastrointestinal disorder, rhinitis, rash, and PTSD. The veteran's claims are supported by medical records showing diagnoses in service and continuing symptoms post-service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected hypertension and pulmonary sarcoidosis with mild restrictive lung disease, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was not incurred in service and is not causally related to his period of service or to his service-connected PTSD. Therefore, service connection for hypertension is not warranted.

The veteran's disabilities, while disabling, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes due to their combined effect on his ability to work.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection on all issues due to failure to file a timely and adequate substantive appeal.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The appellant is seeking service connection for ischemic heart disease, which she claims was caused by beriberi during his captivity as a POW.

The Board has determined that the veteran's coronary stenosis with angina and hypertension is appropriately rated as 60 percent disabling under both the old and amended diagnostic criteria of 7005, warranting a grant of the current evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for essential hypertension, finding that the veteran's pre-existing condition worsened during his Gulf War service.,The Board also found that there is no well-grounded claim for service connection for residuals of an acromioclavicular separation as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions are denied as they are not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for high blood pressure/lung condition and amoebic dysentery have been denied as they are not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and a psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no well-grounded evidence supporting these claims.

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected hypertension does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his blood pressure readings are consistently below levels that would meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board finds that the veteran's claim for hypertension is well-grounded on the basis of mild hypertension at discharge and current diagnosis. The claims for service connection for heart disease, to include swelling of the feet, as secondary to hypertension are deferred pending further development.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $670.00, finding that recovery would be against equity and good conscience.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right eye injury and nonservice-connected pension benefits due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between his current disabilities and service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, low back disability, and psychiatric disability due to new evidence submitted since the August 1994 denial. However, the claims are not well grounded as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board has found that the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is well-grounded and granted it, based on evidence suggesting a history of hypertension during military service.