Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted an earlier effective date for service connection for hypertension from June 29, 2012, but denied a compensable rating.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the claim for a higher rating for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, GERD, hypertension, heart condition (including tachycardia and chest pain), and liver condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty training.

The Board remands the service connection claims for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) to correct a duty to assist error related to toxic exposures during active service in Korea, including potential burn pit exposure.

The Board denied service connection for a headache condition and remanded claims for other conditions including right hand, left hand, lower back, right ankle, right foot, left foot, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension on a direct basis prior to the PACT Act due to pre-decisional errors and the need for additional evidence.

The appeal for the issues of service connection for various conditions and TDIU was dismissed due to the lack of new and relevant evidence within one year of the final legacy rating decisions.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for a right foot disability and denied claims for service connection for headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, diabetes, gout, hypertension, heart disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, peripheral arterial disease, back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and remanded several other claims.

The Board granted service connection for a facial scar as a residual of a head injury with facial lacerations and an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher, for Crohn's disease. The claims for service connection for a low back disability, bilateral shoulder disability, compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and hypertension, increased rating for PTSD, and TDIU were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for hypertension and hypothyroidism, as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more, or myxedema or mental disturbance due to hypothyroidism.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for left hip condition, lumbar spine condition, and right hip condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, tinnitus, hypertension, a headache disability, and GERD with hiatal hernia.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, right and left ulnar neuropathy/entrapment at elbows with carpal tunnel syndrome (claimed as peripheral neuropathy as a result of herbicide exposure), and right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, finding that the Veteran's obesity, caused by his service-connected disabilities, was a substantial factor in causing these conditions.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for hypertension, as the Veteran's diastolic blood pressure was predominantly 100 or more and required continuous medication.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, hypertension, inguinal hernia status post repair, and surgical scar of the inguinal crease.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and increased ratings for right ankle strain and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted an effective date of December 6, 2017, for service connection for hypertension based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension, but no higher.