Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for nicotine dependence, hypertension, and emphysema as they are not well-grounded due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension was incurred during his active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected hypertension with coronary artery disease, effective from September 11, 1997.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to hypertension, right arm condition, back pain, and injury to the back of head. The veteran's hypertension was noted to have started in 1963, which is prior to his military service.

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's current hypertension to his service or any service-connected conditions, including his shell fragment wound and traumatic amputation. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for secondary service connection for hypertension is not well-grounded because there is no competent medical evidence establishing a causal relationship between the veteran's service-connected PTSD and his current hypertension.

The veteran's hiatal hernia with esophagitis and duodenitis was granted a 60 percent rating effective from the date following discharge. The lumbosacral strain with L4 spondylosis received a 20 percent rating, also effective from the date following discharge. The hypertension (HTN) was granted an increased rating to 30 percent.

The veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities, including Crohn's disease and organic personality syndrome, prevent him from successfully pursuing vocational rehabilitation and becoming gainfully employed.

The Board found no competent medical evidence to support the veteran's claim of service connection for hypertension, and thus denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, residuals of an injury to the left side and back, hemorrhoids, hypertension, and residuals of fracture of the neck are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link between these conditions and active military service.

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted by the veteran does not constitute new and material evidence for reopening his claims of service connection for gout and hypertension. The case is being remanded to determine if the evidence meets the criteria for new and material evidence under VA regulations.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected cervical spine disorder is currently manifested by no more than moderate limitation of motion, and thus denied an increased rating above 20 percent.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities but denied service connection for hypertension. The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his knee disabilities were also addressed, with some issues being granted and others not.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking these disabilities to his period of active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded as there is no medical evidence linking any of his current disabilities to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and hypertension are well grounded. The claims for increased evaluations of fracture residuals of the right third digit of the hand, left little finger, and multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities have been deferred pending resolution of this appeal.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were well-grounded, but denied them due to lack of new and material evidence for hypertension on a direct basis. The other claims related to undiagnosed illnesses are considered plausible.

The veteran's PTSD and DDD of the low back were both granted increased evaluations, but his claim for service connection for hypertension was denied.

The veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because there is no current clinical diagnosis of all claimed conditions, and medical evidence does not establish a causal connection between the treatment received in June 1991 and the veteran's current disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for a total rating, and his current employment constitutes substantially gainful employment. The Board concludes that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities.