Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and obesity, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service or his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, hypertension, erectile dysfunction as secondary to the service-connected conditions, and incontinence as secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer. The decision was based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service near the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

All appeals for ratings in excess of the current ratings or service connection were dismissed due to impermissible concurrent elections.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder and hypercholesterolemia, and remanded the claims for anemia, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, eye disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder, and kidney disorder.

The Board denied service connection for anorexia nervosa and remanded the claims for alopecia areata, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, a skin disorder, left big toe condition with chronic pain, infection and ingrown, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2022 for the grants of service connection for various conditions including coronary artery disease with atrial fibrillation, diabetes type II, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in multiple extremities.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure proper notice of the right to a hearing before the RO was provided.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for COPD, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding whether each condition is related to toxic exposure risk activity during service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, hypertension, and arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claims for hypertension and diabetes type II due to a need for further evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension) due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement, and also dismissed the appeal for tinnitus as there was no case or controversy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and hypertension as there was no evidence of a greater than 50% obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side for allergic rhinitis; no incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment or non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting for sinusitis; and no diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more for hypertension.

The appeal is remanded to obtain private medical records and VA clinic records for the time period from August 2015 to February 2020, as well as clinical records stored in VistA Imaging.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, hypertension, bilateral lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (claimed as peripheral neuropathy), chronic congestive heart failure, and a skin condition to conduct further development of potential toxic exposure risk activities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, a left ankle disorder, a right ankle disorder, and hypertension as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and tinnitus, but denied an initial compensable disability rating for left testicular varicocele. The claims for coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder, were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a PTSD rating, and service connection for myocarditis, poor immune health, osteoporosis, nervous system conditions, and hypertension, all of which were claimed as due to Gulf War illness.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the claim for hypertension for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hypertension as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension and tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran, resulting in the dismissal of both claims.