Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lower back pain and sleep apnea secondary to hypertension or hypothyroidism due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, finding that no evidence supported an earlier date of claim or entitlement.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for service-connected hypertension with secondary chronic kidney disease to obtain missing private treatment records.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension and a compensable disability rating, dismissed appeals for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and chronic bronchitis, but granted service connection for a back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability.,The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and sinusitis. The claims for hypertension, gout (left foot/toe, right foot/toe, left ankle, right ankle), and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to address a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain additional medical records.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, hypertension, and a gallbladder disability as there is no evidence of current disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, infertility, and a compensable initial rating for hidradenocarcinoma. The claims for diabetes mellitus type 2 and anemia were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and a compensable rating for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, hypertension, scars status post radical prostatectomy, erectile dysfunction, and prostate cancer status post prostatectomy. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed.

The appeal regarding service connection for hypertension was withdrawn by the Veteran, and thus has been dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and obstructive sleep apnea for further development, including VA examinations to determine their etiology.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to missing records.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded several other claims, including diabetes, urinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), neurological disorder, left shoulder disability, neck disability, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining private medical records and an adequate VA examination.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for service-connected hypertension based on systolic blood pressure readings predominantly at or above 160.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and cardiomyopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and radiculopathy disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step. The claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle condition, and eczema were remanded.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension based on the Veteran's history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more requiring continuous medication for control.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and an increased rating for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).