Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder, but no higher.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee and back disabilities with obesity as a determinative intermediate step.

The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for service-connected GERD and a 10 percent rating, but no higher, for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.

The appeals for service connection and higher initial rating were dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service exposure to herbicides, and there was no direct link between the Veteran's hypertension and his military service.

The Board remands the case for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, liver disease, and hypertension as the probative evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities as secondary to diabetes mellitus, and hypertension prior to August 10, 2022, due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder including depression was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and a heart disability, finding no evidence of chronic in-service symptoms or that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a right knee disorder, a left knee disorder, a neck disorder, and chronic fatigue. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea, headache disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a relationship between the condition and his service or his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted the petitions to readjudicate claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disability, while denying service connection for lower back, kidney, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a headache disability, hypertension, and an increased rating for a left ankle disability to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or housebound status due to her service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria.

The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for somatic symptom disorder, depression, and an initial compensable rating for hypertension. The claims for sleep apnea, vertigo, and a gastrointestinal disability were remanded.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for coronary artery bypass graft, CABG surgical scar, and hypertension.