Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and radiculopathies of multiple extremities, due to insufficient evidence and the need for additional development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all issues.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, type II diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and a TDIU due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), and type 2 diabetes mellitus as there was no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during the Veteran's service in Okinawa.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for PTSD, denied a compensable evaluation for muscle tension headaches and sinusitis, and remanded claims for an increased rating for asthma, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney cancer, hypertension secondary to kidney cancer, and scars secondary to kidney cancer due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's kidney cancer.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for tinnitus, service connection for an ear infection, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension. The left knee disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 19, 2017, for service connection for hypertension based on the PACT Act but denied a compensable rating.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of January 2, 2011 for a total rating based on individual unemployability and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance. The claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates were denied.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it manifested to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service. The appeal for depression was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension but denied a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a stroke and right-side hemiparesis, denied a compensable initial rating for hypertension, granted SMC based on the need for aid and attendance, and dismissed entitlement to SMC based on housebound status as moot.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected hypertension as it did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that it was incurred in or caused by the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 80 percent for his kidney disability and remanded claims for service connection for masses on colon and spots on liver.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to a duty to assist error in the prior VA examination.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 17, 2021 for the grant of entitlement to individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and restored a 50 percent rating for other unspecified anxiety disorder and a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for eczema and remanded claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea.