Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for colon cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, vision condition (secondary to diabetes mellitus), erectile dysfunction, headaches, and peripheral neuropathy of the left foot/heel due to a need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with persistent depressive disorder and alcohol abuse disorder (GAD) is shown to preclude the Veteran from securing and following substantially gainful employment consistent with his work and education background from November 1, 2012.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II, hypertension, bilateral femoral stents for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), and heart disability, but denied service connection for Parkinson's disease.

The Board remands the case to obtain new medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death, specifically addressing his service in the Panama Canal Zone and potential exposure to toxins.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension to obtain additional medical evidence regarding its relationship with the Veteran's service-connected primary insomnia and obesity.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, a heart disability, and a respiratory disability due to outstanding service treatment records and insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for migraine headaches, hypertension, a right elbow disability, and a left ear hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and eye disorder (also claimed as glaucoma) due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, and bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a cardiac disability, to include an aortic aneurysm, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis and hypertension as there is no evidence to support a nexus between the Veteran's claimed conditions and her active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions and TDIU, with an effective date of August 18, 2015.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for headaches, hypertension, and GERD due to procedural defects in the Veteran's filings.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a right knee disability, and a low back disability but denied the claims for an earlier effective date for hypertension and distal lateral surgical scar of the right long finger, depression, bilateral hearing loss, and a right elbow disability. The Veteran was also granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension.

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 for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for high blood pressure was remanded due to a need for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension as the Veteran's blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.