Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was granted based on the PACT Act. All other claims were either dismissed, denied, or remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and right ear hearing loss were denied. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus was also denied. However, the veteran was granted service connection for insomnia. Claims for left ear hearing loss, headaches, and hypertension were remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for a vision disorder and hypertension. The case was sent back to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issues of hypertension and a right hand condition.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of chronic renal disease as a complication of hypertension has been granted. The effective date is set at March 31, 2014, when the rating was changed from zero percent to sixty percent.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and for several claimed conditions based on substitution of the Appellant as claimant.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of multiple conditions due to herbicide agent exposure. The decision was based on the need for additional development and verification of the veteran's claimed exposure.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for hypertension, as it lacked jurisdiction to consider this issue due to the grant of service connection under the PACT Act.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was granted, but the claim for COPD was denied. The issue of a compensable rating for pleural thickening was remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension as secondary to his service-connected Dercum's disease has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to his service connected Dercum's disease with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of anxiety, insomnia, memory loss/amnesia, hypertension, and a neck condition. The Board found that the VA did not obtain all relevant service treatment records and did not provide adequate examinations.

The veteran was granted an initial rating of 80 percent for kidney transplant residuals and temporary total evaluations for hospitalization due to kidney transplant residuals. The veteran was also granted ratings for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and TDIU. However, the veteran was denied a higher rating for dementia with depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder, and PTSD.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and heart disability, including coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease. The veteran alleges exposure to toxic substances during his service as a parachute rigger.

The veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates was dismissed. Some rating increases were granted, some denied, and others remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea due to PTSD has been granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but the claim for hypertension was granted due to toxic exposure in service.

The Board remanded all issues to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and to secure necessary examinations and medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's myocardial infarction and hypertension were not service-connected.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for OSA and TDIU due to errors in the duty to assist. The veteran will undergo further examinations.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for hypertension was denied, but a 10% rating for hypertension was granted. The claim for service connection for monoclonal gammopathy was denied.