Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, sleep apnea, IVDS to include as secondary to a right knee disability, left ankle disability, and right knee disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is aggravated by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus, type I and II, right foot osteoarthritis, headaches, steatosis, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need to verify the Veteran's service in Thailand.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, allergic rhinitis, a back disability (chronic lower back pain), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and a right knee disability (chronic right knee issues) as the evidence did not support a finding of a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for hypertension, as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back condition, chronic sinusitis, hypertension, residuals of prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension, as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more and systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence supports a diagnosis within one year of separation from active duty.

The appeal for service connection for high blood pressure/hypertension was dismissed due to the untimely VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors related to the PACT Act.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for hypertension and denied service connection for degenerative arthritis and spondylosis of the lumbar spine. The issue regarding muscle pain, including pain of the neck, left trapezius, and left shoulder, was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding the evidence to be evenly balanced as to whether it manifested during the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were withdrawn by the Veteran's representative, thus they are dismissed.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, granted a 30 percent initial rating for HSV-2, and denied an initial compensable rating for vaginitis with vulvovaginitis.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted, while claims for other conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, a heart disorder, hypertension, irritable colon syndrome, kidney removal, kidney cancer, liver disorder, lung disorder, renal disease, sleep apnea, stomach disorder, and stress disorder were denied.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for hypertension and heart disability, to include ischemic heart disease, under the PACT Act for accrued benefit purposes due to untimeliness of the claim.

The Board denied service connection for high cholesterol and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, also claimed as insomnia and sleep disturbances. The claims for hypertension and sleep apnea were remanded.