Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension prior to April 17, 2024 and a 30 percent rating from June 16, 2023 to April 17, 2024. A 100 percent rating was also granted for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with atrial fibrillation.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, while remanding the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and remanded claims for asthma, pulmonary embolism, thyroid cancer, acute pancreatitis, breast cancer, hypertension, left knee condition, right knee condition, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence of record does not support a finding that the condition began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service event, injury, or disease.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, chronic kidney disease as secondary to the service-connected hypertension, and congestive heart failure as secondary to the service-connected hypertension. The claims for service connection for right knee TKR and left knee TKR were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension based on medical evidence showing that his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow gainful employment from February 13, 2019, and an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left knee limitation of flexion, granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for left knee limitation of extension, and denied a compensable evaluation for right hip strain with limited flexion of the right thigh. The claims for service connection for post-traumatic arthritis in the left knee, headaches, a sinus condition, compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for epilepsy, and a compensable evaluation for blood clots status post-surgery were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and shin splints.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability, hypertension, and stroke due to insufficient evidence regarding exposure to herbicide agents or dioxins.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, claimed as PTSD and hypertension based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the condition and his military service or any toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied the claims for accrued benefits for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, lung cancer, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the Veteran did not have a timely appeal of the final rating decisions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities to correct duty to assist errors related to inadequate medical opinions on etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the awarded TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, as it found that the criteria for entitlement to an effective date earlier than October 19, 2021, had not been met.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the failure to reschedule VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and recharacterized the new and relevant evidence issue regarding flat foot, allowing readjudication of the claim.

The veteran was granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective August 7, 2023, and the Board remanded issues related to increased evaluations for degenerative arthritis of the spine and TDIU prior to January 30, 2017.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, except for an earlier effective date of November 10, 2020, for service connection for GERD.

The Veteran was denied a compensable rating for hypertension prior to May 27, 2020, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter. A TDIU was granted effective June 13, 2017, due to the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities.