Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, cervical spine disability, and PTSD were granted based on new evidence. The claims for erectile dysfunction (ED) and hypertension were remanded for further development.

Service connection for irritable colon syndrome and hypertension on a non-presumptive basis is denied.

The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran was granted a 70% disability rating for her major depressive disorder from November 4, 1992, to August 2, 2016, and a 100% disability rating from May 26, 2020, to October 28, 2020.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension and coronary artery disease. The earliest possible effective dates were already assigned.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to hypertension, has been granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension and MGUS, as well as a 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, dry eye syndrome, right third finger disability, IBS, bladder condition, right wrist disability, and metatarsalgia were denied. The veteran was granted a 50% rating for migraine headaches, a 10% rating for rhinitis, a 50% rating for sinusitis, and a 100% rating for PTSD. Several other claims were remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of the Veteran's death to obtain a VA medical opinion on whether hypertension or other conditions were related to his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, hypertension, and sleep apnea were denied. The claims for a left knee disorder and tinnitus were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for hypertension because the blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The veteran's claims for tinnitus, high cholesterol, and hypertension were dismissed because the veteran withdrew them. The claim for neuropathy in the left foot was remanded for further examination.

The veteran is granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for hypertension.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied, but the claim for lumbar spine arthritis was granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, and TDIU are remanded. The Board will consider new evidence in the adjudication of these claims.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's hypertension, finding no evidence that it began during or was related to his active service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and hypertension were granted. The claim for depression was remanded.

Service connection for a right knee strain is granted. Service connection for migraines and hypertension is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions but granted it for lumbosacral strain and related radiculopathies.

Service connection for hypertension was denied. Service connection for a right knee disability was remanded for further evaluation.