Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for headaches and sleep apnea, while denying service connection for proteinuria. Hematuria was previously denied but is now granted on appeal. The claims for fatigue, angioedema, and hypertension are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis as due to herbicide agent exposure, effective from August 10, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to March 25, 2019, due to insufficient evidence and inadequate medical opinions.

All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic right ankle sprain, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal for a higher rating for the service-connected low back disability was denied, while appeals for other conditions were dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a gastrointestinal condition, as the probative evidence did not show that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain disability, based on private medical opinions that established a causal relationship.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a non-presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure, but dismissed the claim for diabetes mellitus (DM) as it was already granted in an earlier decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including residuals of fragment wounds left thigh and both buttocks with retained metallic fragments, right lower extremity scar, left lower extremity scars, painful fragment wound scars, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ischemic heart disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral cataracts and left knee disability, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and STD. The effective date for hypertension was also denied as earlier than September 8, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including residuals of fragment wounds left thigh and both buttocks with retained metallic fragments, right lower extremity scar, left lower extremity scars, painful fragment wound scars, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ischemic heart disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hypertension.

The Board granted an effective date of September 29, 2020, for the award of an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) based on the Veteran's need for continuous medication and symptoms, respectively.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 11, 2021, for the grant of individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation based on persistent depressive disorder.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for sleep apnea, while remanding claims for hypertension and a chronic sleep condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension as the evidence did not show diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right leg disabilities, hypertension, and aneurysm due to a need for further development regarding potential radiation exposure.

The veteran and his attorney have withdrawn the appeals for service connection for hypertension and a neck disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension as there was no evidence of a diagnosis or manifestation of hypertension during service, and the first diagnosis occurred approximately 9 years after separation from active service.