Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension prior to August 10, 2022, and the right upper extremity multifocal neuropathy, left upper extremity multifocal neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral multifocal neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral multifocal neuropathy based on presumed herbicide exposure during service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a right knee disability and related conditions, to ensure proper development of the record.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, other than bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as based on loss of use of both legs due to service-connected bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, a heart condition, and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with panic disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for a right knee condition, hypertension (HTN), sinusitis, and sleep apnea due to untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board denied the claims for an increased rating for a duodenal ulcer, service connection for respiratory condition (claimed as sinuses), hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, and the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic code.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a skin disorder, bilateral hand neuropathy, glaucoma with severe visual impairment, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the claim for a higher initial rating for COPD.

The appeal to establish service connection for special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria was dismissed as the claim was fully granted in a December 2024 rating decision.

The appeal regarding the initial compensable rating for hypertension was withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore, the claim is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a bilateral eye disability, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and also granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, specifically hypertension.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including hearing loss, facial scars, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, skin condition, sleep apnea, and various musculoskeletal issues.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain additional evidence, including VA treatment records, Vet Center records, and a TERA examination under the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, hypertension, and a disability manifested by high cholesterol.

The Board remands the claims for a low back disorder, bilateral foot disorder, and initial compensable disability rating for hypertension to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the February 2024 rating decision.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for hypertension was dismissed as it originated from a spurious rating decision and the Veteran should pursue his claim through the May 2023 appeal stream.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and a compensable disability rating for left knee strain (limitation of flexion) to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.