Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a nonepileptic seizure disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder and migraine headaches, and granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for hypertension from August 27, 2015.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for ED, hypertension, and OSA secondary to a service-connected anxiety disorder due to a need for an addendum opinion addressing aggravation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including voiding dysfunction and gastric ulcer, preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and an earlier effective date for allergic rhinitis, but denied service connection for sinusitis and an initial rating above 10 percent for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and signs or symptoms of the lower respiratory system due to undiagnosed illness, but denied a compensable rating for hypertension and entitlement to service connection for disability related to asbestos exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, Parkinson's disease, and hypertension to obtain a medical opinion pursuant to the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act).

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for left hip degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis, and tinnitus. It also granted a TDIU from September 24, 2021, and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) from that date.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the upper extremities as they were not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to hypertension but denied an earlier effective date and a higher rating for hypertension.

The veteran withdrew the appeal of the May 2021 rating decision, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea was granted, while other claims were denied or remanded. The low back disability claim was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, dementia, tremors, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type 2, and a low back condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and rating increase due to duty to assist errors, specifically regarding toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs) and secondary service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD with GAD, hypertension, and CFS, as well as a compensable rating for post-traumatic headaches.

The Board denied the claim to reopen service connection for hypertension as new and relevant evidence was not submitted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for hypertension, and the Board has dismissed this claim.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to right knee strain and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to left knee osteoarthritis, based on the probative evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus. Rheumatoid arthritis, a left hip condition, tongue cancer, and neck cancer were remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew it before a hearing was held.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left elbow, left shoulder, psychiatric disability (depression), erectile dysfunction, and hypertension due to insufficient evidence in the VA examinations.