Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, back disorder, right and left knee disorders, right and left shoulder disorders, right leg disorder other than a right knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, allergic rhinitis, asthma, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction were granted and remanded. The claims for right and left wrist disorders were dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, peripheral artery disease (PAD) of both lower extremities, and hiatal hernia with GERD and esophagitis. The Veteran's claims were based on direct service connection.

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

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for hypertension was denied. The claims for service connection of headaches and dizziness as secondary to hypertension were remanded.

The appeals for higher ratings of cognitive impairment and depression, as well as service connection for hypertension, were dismissed due to untimely filing. The appeal for a higher rating for adjustment disorder was remanded because the veteran did not receive an informal conference.

The veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension as secondary to their service-connected depressive disorder has been granted.

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and scrotal pain is denied. Other issues are remanded.

The Board remanded the case to obtain missing medical records and a new VA opinion on the Veteran's cause of death. The appellant contends that the Veteran's death was caused by in-service exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder was granted. The claim for hypertension is remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a diagnosis of hypertension during active duty or ADT status in the Army National Guard.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating of 100 percent for obstructive sleep apnea with chronic bronchitis, effective September 21, 2017, is granted. Additionally, special monthly compensation at the housebound rate is granted from April 11, 2022.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of hypertension, lumbosacral strain, right hip strain, and right knee strain due to missing military records and insufficient medical evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes and hypertension were granted. The claim for obesity was denied, and the claim for sleep apnea was remanded for further adjudication.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that the veteran's disabilities precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension based on direct evidence related to herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to February 7, 2013, because the evidence showed the veteran was able to maintain full-time employment during that period.

The appeal for service connection of hypertension is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the veteran's hypertension was aggravated by a service-connected cardiac arrhythmia.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of service connection for headaches, sleep apnea, and hypertension. The Veteran's reports of symptoms during service and post-service have been considered, but further examination and opinion are required to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The veteran's claim for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was denied for the period from June 16, 2011, to February 4, 2018, but granted for the period from February 4, 2018, to February 13, 2018.