Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted an initial 10 percent rating for sinusitis prior to September 22, 2020, and a 30 percent rating thereafter. A 20 percent rating was also granted for hypertension throughout the period on appeal.

The Board granted a 40% rating for hypertension on and after October 2, 2010, but denied earlier effective dates for service connection of hypertension, migraine headaches, CFS, and sleep apnea. IBS was granted service connection.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and hemorrhoids, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claims for service connection for depression and hypertension, but denied the requests for service connection for a headache disability and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for corneal abrasion of the right eye, hemorrhoids, and hypertension. A 10 percent rating was granted for scar, buttocks, residual of pilonidal cyst.

The veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension from August 4, 2022, but no higher. The claim for a disability rating greater than 20 percent for type II diabetes mellitus was denied.

The appeal was dismissed for lack of a justiciable case or controversy, and the Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis with IVDS, 40 percent for radicopathy, right lower extremity, and 10 percent for hypertension. The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates were denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for multiple conditions, including left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, asthma, hypertension, bilateral hand disability, and Hepatitis C, to include fatty liver disease.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and ischemic heart disease, both presumed to be due to exposure to herbicides during the Veteran's active service in Thailand.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, a heart condition, and hypertension, secondary to the service-connected heart condition.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension on a direct basis as there was no evidence of the disability during active service or within one year of separation, and no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to service.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for cerebrovascular accident (CVA) to ensure proper examination and evidence are considered.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or an earlier effective date.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and bilateral retinopathy as secondary to hypertension pursuant to the PACT Act, while remanding other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a G6PD deficiency, remanded claims for hypertension, heart condition, and prostate condition.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for hypertension, as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more during the period on appeal.