Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a right knee condition and remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure) for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it did not originate in service or until years thereafter, and is not otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot condition, hypertension, and a compensable evaluation for migraine prior to May 15, 2023. However, the effective date of January 21, 2016 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability was granted.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the service connection claim for a respiratory disability as secondary to hypertension.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension as the Veteran's blood pressure did not more closely approximate diastolic pressure predominantly 110 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 200 or more during the appeal period.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, initial compensable ratings, and other benefits due to insufficient evidence of entitlement prior to the assigned dates.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension as the evidence did not show diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, nor systolic pressure of 160 or more.

The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining a new TERA memorandum and appropriate VA opinions to determine if the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his service exposure.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including nerve and psychiatric conditions, as well as hypertension, finding no evidence of a direct link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension as there was no evidence of a nexus between the claimed in-service disease or injury and the current disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed gastrointestinal disorder, hypertension, upper respiratory disorder, right wrist disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and her active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a seizure condition and hypertension, to include as secondary to a seizure condition, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, to include as secondary to a service-connected tonsil disability, for an adequate addendum opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, to include as secondary conditions, due to deficiencies in previous medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's hypertension contributed substantially or materially to his cause of death.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for migraines, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation, as well as a compensable rating for hypertension.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits due to incomplete records.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and arteriosclerotic heart disease based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service, pursuant to the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for hypertension.