Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Veteran is granted an effective date of February 4, 2014, for the grant of service connection for hypertension but denied a compensable evaluation.

The Board remands the service connection claims for hypertension, fatigue, diabetes, erectile dysfunction, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to cure a duty to assist error related to outstanding SSA records.

The Board granted service connection for high blood pressure and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's current service-connected temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) and a 70 percent increased initial disability evaluation for generalized anxiety disorder, effective April 10, 2019.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, type II, uveitis of the right eye with increased ocular pressure and defective vision, increased ocular pressure of the left eye with defective vision, hypertension, a respiratory disorder (claimed as asthmatic bronchitis), a skin disability, sarcoid arthritis, chest pain, and an acquired psychiatric disability, to obtain new VA examinations.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for hypertension due to a need for an addendum opinion that considers specific facts and circumstances related to the Veteran's claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as secondary to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, finding no evidence of a causal or aggravating relationship between the two conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, a prostate disability, an eye disability, and a rectal disability, all as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hypertension as there was no evidence of diastolic blood pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic blood pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma but denied an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension and dismissed the claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple, noncompensable disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of January 31, 2020, for the award of a 10 percent rating for GERD and granted ratings of 60 percent for GERD, 70 percent for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder prior to February 13, 2020, and 70 percent on and after August 12, 2020.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of January 10, 2021, for the grant of service connection for chronic kidney disease with diabetic nephropathy and hypertension.

The Board dismissed the appeal for entitlement to earlier effective dates and higher initial ratings for hypothyroidism and hypertension, as no further discussion of these issues is necessary.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities and denied increased ratings for hypertension, lumbar spine disability, right sciatic radiculopathy, and multiple right knee and hip conditions.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's hypertension as there were no diastolic blood pressure readings at 100 or above, and systolic pressure predominantly below 160.

The appeal for a compensable rating for hypertension was denied, and the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed. The claims for higher ratings and service connection for heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and tinnitus were remanded.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for all service connection and rating issues, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The Board remands the claims for further development and evidence gathering.

The Board granted service connection for congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and hypertension based on herbicide exposure at Fort McClellan. High cholesterol was denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's condition is related to his toxic exposure risk activities, including presumed radiation exposure.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew all claims, including the instant appeal, on January 27, 2025.