Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for GERD and a left knee disability, while denying service connection for other conditions. Some issues were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an additional opinion regarding its relationship to the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), hypertension, heart condition, and peripheral vascular disease of both lower extremities to obtain additional evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was dismissed as the Notice of Disagreement was not timely filed.

The Board denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including PTSD with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and TBI, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy and carpal tunnel syndrome, left shoulder impingement syndrome, right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndromes, and hypertension.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 6, 2021, for the award of service connection for sleep apnea and a finding of total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional error in the June 2023 rating decision, specifically regarding the association of VA treatment records with the claims folder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no new and relevant evidence to support a change in previous denials.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and remanded the claims for a right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, but remanded the claims for right knee condition, vision problems, and hypertension for further development.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent disabling for hypertension based on the use of continuous medication to control blood pressure.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence supports a continuity of symptomatology from active service to the present.

The Board denied the claims for a compensable rating for tension headaches and hypertension, and remanded the claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis bilateral, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, and back pain.

The Board granted an effective date of December 2, 2013, for the award of service connection for kidney disease associated with hypertension but denied a higher disability rating.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for hypertension and denied a higher rating, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate due to errors by the RO in satisfying a regulatory duty under 4.16(b).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obesity, anemia, diabetes mellitus (type II), heart disease, hypertension, and sleep apnea as they require further development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left wrist disability, hypertension, headaches, thoracolumbar spine (back) disability, right hand disability (also claimed as tingling), left ankle disability, and right ankle disability.