Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for bile duct cancer and a TDIU prior to August 23, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a rating greater than 10 percent for hypertension, as the evidence did not support an increased rating.

The appeals for service connection for basal cell carcinoma, hypertension, and joint pains were dismissed due to a procedural defect in the timely submission of the appeal request.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding of a relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his military service, including toxic exposures.

The Board remands the issues for additional development, including new VA examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and to determine the etiology of any claimed conditions.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and prostate cancer due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding herbicide exposure in Korea.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, high blood pressure, left knee condition, right knee condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and skin condition.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for migraines and hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board denied ratings in excess of the current levels for allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and noncompensable right arm and left hand thumb scars. However, it granted separate 10 percent ratings for painful right and left hand thumb scars under Diagnostic Code 7804.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's hypertension based on blood pressure readings and continuous medication requirements.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder and adjustment disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for metastatic renal cell carcinoma, hypertension, congestive heart failure, and chronic headaches to afford the Veteran an additional opportunity to attend VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and a heart disability due to the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for colon cancer, sleep apnea, and a heart condition. The low back disability was granted based on aggravation during service. TDIU prior to January 10, 2019, was also denied.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes adult-onset, eye condition/vision, high cholesterol, bilateral hearing loss, and right knee condition.

The Board granted service connection for left posterior cervical sebaceous cyst excision scar residuals and remanded the claims for other disabilities related to herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of high blood pressure to schedule a VA examination due to possible relationship between in-service elevated blood pressure readings and current condition.