Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and entitlement to a TDIU prior to December 2, 2015, as further development is needed.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance from April 25, 2014 through June 17, 2015.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, anemia, hyperthyroidism, and obstructive sleep apnea to ensure adequate medical examinations and opinions are obtained.

The Board remands the appeal for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and a new examination if necessary.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension due to incomplete service treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence to support a link between his claimed conditions and military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his conditions to his active duty service.

The Board remands several issues, including service connection for hypertension and increased ratings for chronic kidney disease and right knee disability.

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

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

Service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure is granted. The appeal for a heart condition and erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an effective date earlier than August 10, 2022, for service connection of prostate cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, arteriosclerotic heart disease, erectile dysfunction, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of creative organ.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ankle condition and hypertension was denied. The claim for a higher disability rating for back condition, lung condition with shortness of breath, and tinnitus was also denied. However, the Veteran's claim for restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for lung condition with shortness of breath was granted effective October 3, 2022.

The veteran's heart attack is service-connected as secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The Board granted the claim.

The VA properly revised the rating for Meniere's disease to 30% due to a clear and unmistakable error. The veteran is granted SMC benefits based on the need for regular aid and attendance. The claim for SMC based on housebound status is dismissed as moot, and the claim for service connection for COPD is dismissed. The claim for service connection for hypertension is remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions were dismissed or denied. The veteran failed to appear for scheduled examinations, which led to the denial of increased ratings for lumbar strain and right ear hearing loss.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for hypertension service connection was granted. The skin cancer claim was remanded for further medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension because a current diagnosis of hypertension was not established.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 60 percent for mitral valve regurgitation with tricuspid valve regurgitation and an initial compensable evaluation for hypertension. The Board remanded the issues related to obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, and service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and hyperlipidemia were denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The claim for heart disability was remanded for further evaluation.