Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a skin rash disorder, sleep apnea disorder, arthritic disorder, lung cancer, hypertension, male reproductive system disorder, and right hemidiaphragm disorder due to exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased the rating for posttraumatic stress disorder to 100 percent, while denying or dismissing claims for other conditions.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, including those related to PTSD, right ankle fracture, tinnitus, and various other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for stroke due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and the need for further medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, heart disability, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and periodic limb movement as there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension was granted with an effective date of August 10, 2022, but a compensable rating was denied. Several claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for heart condition, hypertension, prostate cancer, and skin cancer due to in-service herbicide exposure but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran withdrew appeals for service connection of multiple conditions, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between his hypertension and his service-connected disabilities or any in-service event.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and granted an effective date of December 22, 2016, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and left eyebrow scar as secondary to TBI.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability, finding no evidence of the condition during active duty or a link to service. The claims for hypertension, sleep apnea, and right groin strain were remanded due to a need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and chose to pursue subsequently filed supplemental claims for the same conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss or right ear hearing loss, an evaluation in excess of 30 percent disabling for headaches, or an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for sinus bradycardia/sinus arrhythmia. The claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, hypertension, keratosis pilaris (skin condition), neck pain, and allergies/sinus condition were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for kidney failure, hypertension, and joint pain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for skin cancer, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis based on presumptive exposure to herbicides. Peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities was also granted due to their relationship with the Veteran's service-connected diabetes.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the claims for service connection for a right foot disability, tonsil disability to include chronic laryngitis, and hypertension are now moot due to prior grants by the AOJ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, as well as increased ratings for various disabilities.