Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, cardiovascular disability, hypertension, thyromegaly, prostate cancer, and bladder cancer as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or that the disabilities are related to such exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability and the Veteran's cause of death due to cardiac arrest, as additional medical opinions are needed.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development and readjudication due to non-compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for hypothyroidism and remanded claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, a higher rating for PTSD, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a need for further development and evidence regarding potential exposure to toxins, including asbestos.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, granted an effective date of January 1, 2014, for the award of service connection for reactive airway disease and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for GERD as it is but-for due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and right knee strain. The remaining claims for IBS, hypertension, heart failure, and pericarditis are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder but denied service connection for acne, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), and bacterial vaginitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypothyroidism and hypertension, to include exposure to herbicide agents, due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist omissions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claim for right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including hearing impairment, tinnitus, hypertension, Parkinson's disease, hypothyroidism, melanoma, acne, COPD, and left and right foot disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the need for regular aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate disorder, including prostate cancer and benign prostatic hypertrophy, and dismissed the appeals for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and sleep apnea due to untimeliness of the appeal.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and service connection, including for allergic rhinitis, bladder condition, COPD, sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, PTSD with alcohol use disorder, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and migraines, effective October 30, 2022, but denied increased ratings for PTSD, hypertension, and migraines. ED was also granted.

The Board remands the case to attempt to obtain private treatment records from the Veteran's primary care physician, Dr. W., or notify the Veteran that such records cannot be obtained.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and prostate cancer due to insufficient evidence regarding potential herbicide exposure during his active service.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and denied an increased rating for hypertension, while dismissing the claim for an earlier effective date. The decision also remanded several other claims.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a personality disorder, as well as initial evaluations in excess of 30 percent, 10 percent, and a compensable evaluation for myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease and coronary artery bypass graft, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension respectively.