Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, tremors (claimed as Parkinson's disease), erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy and vascular disease in the extremities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, a heart disorder, and GERD due to incomplete VA opinions.

The Board granted service connection for systolic heart murmur, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, metastatic disease of the spine, hypertension (HTN), hepatic lesions, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, epigastric pain, and reticuloendothelial disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lung cancer. Hyperlipidemia was denied.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and sleep apnea as these conditions were not etiologically related to the Veteran's service, including exposure to ionizing radiation and TCE.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, heart disorder, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension, as well as entitlement to a special monthly pension, due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the matter for further development and readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, as the medical opinion provided is not adequate.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for hypertension as the evidence did not show diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus as moot, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis prior to August 10, 2022, based on in-service exposure to herbicides.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, cervical spine disability, bilateral hip disability, vertigo, bilateral hamstring disability, pelvic disability, and kidney disability to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating from March 17, 2010 to March 9, 2016, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter for symptoms other than painful facial scars, above right ear lateral scalp, but granted a 10 percent rating from March 9, 2016.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied a disability rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected hypertension and remanded several other claims, including those related to erectile dysfunction, left Achilles tendon rupture and repair, PTSD, TDIU, and SMC.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including back cancer - tumor, bladder cancer, Bowen's disease, also claimed as carcinoma and skin condition, gastroenteritis, broken spine disc, also claimed as back pain and thoracic fracture (claimed as low back disorder), high blood pressure, hyperthyroidism, also claimed as thyroid condition, left hip condition, osteopenia/osteoporosis, peptic ulcer, also claimed as stomach ulcers, right foot vascular disorder, and sinusitis for further development.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as untimely because the Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of the May 2021 rating decision, and good cause has not been shown.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that his blood pressure readings met the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, and remanded a claim for service connection for sleep disruption disorder.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension for further development, specifically to obtain an opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected Bell's palsy aggravated his obesity which in turn caused or substantially contributed to his diabetes and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for right and left foot conditions, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease prior to February 26, 2018, a rating in excess of 60 percent for CAD from February 26, 2018, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for gunshot wound residuals. The Board remanded claims for service connection for hypertension on a basis other than as pursuant to the PACT Act, sleep apnea, and entitlement to TDIU.