Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension to obtain a more accurate VA examination.

The appeal of the claim for service connection for hypertension was dismissed due to a procedural defect with the docketing of the September 2023 VA Form 10182.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for hypothyroidism and hypertension.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased rating due to improper concurrent election of review options.

The Board remands the claim for an examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected conditions alone cause a need for aid and attendance.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction, but denied earlier effective dates for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and hypertension.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for increased ratings for hypertension with kidney disease, as a matter of law.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for hypertension and gastroesophageal disability (GERD) as there was no evidence showing an in-service event, disease or injury, and no nexus between those events and the current disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and a prison intake physical examination report.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a compensable rating for left testicle epididymitis, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that the condition had its onset during active duty.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension due to an inadequate VA examination and the need to consider all relevant theories of entitlement.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and denied a rating higher than 10 percent for hypertension. The claims for service connection for cerebrovascular accident and TDIU were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension, as a new VA medical opinion is necessary to address whether the Veteran's hypertension was caused by medications for her service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act but denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, sleep apnea, and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, GERD, and hypertension to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the April 2024 AOJ rating decision.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder and denied service connection for left chronic venous hypertension and right chronic venous hypertension.

The veteran withdrew all appeals for increased disability ratings, and the Board dismissed them.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, and remanded the claims for tinnitus, GERD, obstructive sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, low back disability, left lower extremity pain and numbness, and right lower extremity pain and numbness.