Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension to correct a duty to assist error related to notice of the right to a hearing.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and hypertension, dismissed the claims for a bilateral hearing loss disability, high cholesterol, and other conditions as moot or denied, and remanded several issues for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, hypothyroidism, a heart disorder, and prostate cancer as new and relevant evidence was not received to support readjudication of these claims.

The appeal for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer was dismissed, while service connection was granted for diabetes mellitus and hypertension due to presumed herbicide exposure. The claim for a benign kidney tumor (claimed as kidney cancer) and an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, were denied.

The Board denied service connection for thyroid disability, prostate cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, denied service connection for COPD and a compensable initial evaluation for hypertension, and remanded the claim for service connection for a heart disability other than coronary artery disease.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review this appeal.

The veteran and his attorney have withdrawn the appeals for service connection for hypertension and a neck disability.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing was granted, while his TDIU claim prior to May 31, 2020, was denied. The low back disability rating issue is remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, residuals of a stroke, and chronic kidney disease on a direct basis due to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, prior to the passage of the PACT Act, as there was no evidence that the condition was incurred in or aggravated during active military service.

The Board denied service connection for malaise or fatigue, coronary artery disease, hypertension, GERD, and OSA as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions during or recent to the filing of the claim.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability but granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, as it required continuous medication during the period on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cause of death and an earlier effective date for the 100 percent rating for PTSD due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for service-connected hypertension, finding that the Veteran has had a history of elevated blood pressure requiring continuous medication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, hypertension, and hypothyroidism to verify the Veteran's reported exposure to herbicide agents and sarin gas during his service in Okinawa.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension and TDIU, and remanded the claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for lung disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, bilateral ankle disabilities, hypertension, left knee disability, right little finger disability, and left hand scar as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.