Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent sinus disability to include sinusitis and remanded several other claims related to respiratory, prostate, sleep, colon, esophageal, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, shoulder, foot, and plantar fasciitis disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension and service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for brain tumor, left eye tumor, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), while denying service connection for gastroenteritis. The rating assigned was 10 percent for left ankle scars and 20 percent for bilateral dry eye syndrome with pinguecula.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for varicocele and denied service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran was granted an effective date of October 31, 2021 for the award of service connection for hypertension and chronic headaches. The claim for left upper extremity (LUE) radiculopathy was denied an earlier effective date.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for median neuropathy at the DIP of the left index finger, and denied a higher rating for partial amputation of the left index finger. The Board also granted 10 percent ratings for right and left ankle tendonitis and strain.

The Veteran's respiratory conditions, including asthma and sleep apnea, are rated at 100 percent disabling from June 18, 2018.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension but granted a 10 percent rating for coronary artery disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and kidney stones to correct a duty to assist error related to the Veteran's failure to report to scheduled VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service, including exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition and remanded the claim for hypertension due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, tinnitus, and a gastrointestinal condition (GERD), while denying service connection for hypertension. The claims for headaches and carpal tunnel syndrome were remanded.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left shoulders, and right knee degenerative arthritis. The appeals for increased ratings for radiculopathy were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for hypertension, fracture of the right ring finger, lumbar scar, right ankle scars, and right ankle degenerative arthritis.

The Veteran's hypertension was granted an increased rating of 20 percent, but not higher. The claim for an effective date prior to August 10, 2022, was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for hypertension, finding that his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes and hypertension to obtain additional medical opinions due to inadequate previous examinations.

The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, onychomycosis, prostate cancer, and generalized anxiety disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's complete military personnel records and scheduling VA examinations.