Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied increased evaluations for asthma, PTSD with sleep deprivation, and right shoulder rotator cuff tear. The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for high blood pressure and TDIU was remanded.

The appeal regarding service connection for high blood pressure was dismissed because the issue was already pending on the Board's Hearing docket when a second VA Form 10182 was submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as an earlier effective date for a grant of a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected hypertension contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal for restoration of a 20 percent rating for hypertension, finding that there was no material improvement in his condition.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher. The claims for service connection for edema of the left and right lower extremities, scoliosis, lumbago, dysplasia, left shoulder keloid, and keloid on the right thigh are denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, tinnitus, anemia, and a compensable disability rating for obstructive pulmonary disease. The claims for service connection of various other conditions were remanded.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain a new medical opinion addressing obesity as an intermediate step between the Veteran's service-connected back disability and his hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected scars and to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of various disabilities, including left hand, foot, knee, right hand, ankle, high blood pressure, head injury, depression, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to a service-connected migraine, for further development and an addendum opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for high blood pressure, finding that there was no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents and no link between his condition and service.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher disability ratings for hypertension, GERD, allergic rhinitis, and right knee to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, for an additional medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including cervical strain, lumbosacral strain and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, knee strains, psychiatric disorders, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, shoulder disabilities, breathing disability, foot disability, headache disability, and joint disability, to provide the Veteran an additional opportunity for examinations and opinions.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, pancreatitis, and benign neoplasm of the thyroid but denied a compensable rating for benign bladder mass and an increased rating for tinnitus. The effective date for both conditions was set to August 10, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable initial disability rating for hypertension as the evidence did not show that his blood pressure met the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding VA and private medical records, verifying a claimed in-service stressor, and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines, tinnitus, hypertension, and hypothyroidism, as well as a compensable rating for TMJ. The appeal was denied based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bladder condition, to include cystitis, bladder diverticula, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and hematuria, as there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's military service and his current bladder condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for service connection for chronic kidney disease and hypertension.