Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric disorder, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board denied service connection for gynecomastia and a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, manifested as joint and muscle pain. However, the Veteran was granted an initial 10 percent rating for ocular hypertension with dry eye syndrome.

The Board remands the service connection claims for bladder cancer, hypertension, anxiety, depression, and erectile dysfunction due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding herbicide exposure in Korea.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran has any currently diagnosed conditions at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the May 2023 claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to a lack of evidence showing he has the condition and no good cause was provided for failing to attend a scheduled VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for hypertension, as there was no evidence of service connection prior to August 10, 2022, when the PACT Act became effective.

The Board denied service connection for high blood pressure and rhabdomyolysis, but remanded claims for swelling in feet and ankles to be further evaluated.

The Board granted a 10 percent initial disability rating for service-connected hypertension and remanded the issues of increased evaluations for malignant melanoma, s/p surgery, right axilla and mid back.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, as the evidence shows that it had its onset during active service. The other claims were remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's mental health disorder, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, left patellar tendon rupture with degenerative arthritis, and hypertension. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for instability of the left knee.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and asbestosis, but denied service connection for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and a gastrointestinal condition to obtain medical examinations and opinions in accordance with the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hypertension, as his condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The issues of entitlement to service connection for hypertension and GERD were remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for asthma is granted due to presumed exposure to particulate matter during his active service in Southwest Asia. The other claims are remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension, sinusitis, and an earlier effective date and a higher initial evaluation for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed. The claims for dry cough, migraines, rhinitis, and chronic lumbosacral strain (claimed as back pains) were remanded for further development.

The Veteran was granted a compensable rating of 10 percent for hypertension, but the claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for psychiatric disability, TDIU, DEA, and service connection for heart disability were denied.