Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension due to in-service exposure to lead. The claims for cervical neck strain with degenerative changes and radiculopathy, right hand arthritis, left hand arthritis, a right hand neurological condition, including carpal tunnel syndrome, and a left hand neurological condition, including carpal tunnel syndrome, were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy with automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator prior to August 10, 2022.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all issues, including service connection and initial rating appeals.

The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed, and several claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist.

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

The Board denied an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to GAD, while remanding the claim for hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and assigned a 10 percent rating for dry eye syndrome, while denying service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, COPD, sinusitis, right hip limited flexion, and right hip condition status post hip replacement.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder and hypertension, as further development is necessary.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to assess the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, as the previous opinion did not address pertinent medical evidence and was based on an incorrect temporal assumption.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for finger condition, pulmonary valvular stenosis (also claimed as heart condition), and hypertension because a statement of the case has not yet been issued.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left eye cataract, heart disability, hypertension, bilateral peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and bilateral hand disability (neuropathy and/or carpal tunnel syndrome), due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a facts-found basis, related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety and depression. The evidence is in approximate balance supporting a causal connection between the Veteran's GERD and his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension for further adjudication, as there were no adequate medical opinions concerning their etiology.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and TDIU, as well as initial ratings in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea, a compensable rating for hypertension, and increased ratings for various other disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for several conditions, including ADHD, right ear hearing loss, G6PD deficiency, intestinal disability, eye disability, and others. However, the Board has granted service connection for cervical spine arthritis.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and ensuring compliance with duty-to-assist requirements.

The Board granted a compensable initial evaluation for prostate cancer residuals and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but denied increased ratings for tinnitus, TBI, and other conditions. Effective dates were also granted for the grant of service connection for certain disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder, resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied an increased rating for hemorrhoids and remanded the claim for service connection for hypertension.