Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, right shoulder disability, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claim for diabetes mellitus was not readjudicated due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea due to procedural errors.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for ACD was denied, but they were granted TDIU and DEA benefits.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for hypertension was denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder was dismissed.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain a new medical opinion.

The Board remanded all issues on appeal to obtain complete service treatment records and schedule medical examinations.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was granted and will be readjudicated. Claims for hypercholesterolemia were denied, while claims for hypertension and chronic pain in the left hip were remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and to obtain relevant medical records. The issues include service connection for a right wrist disability, ratings for various disabilities, and evaluations of mental health conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations, treatment records, and medical opinions. The heart condition claim is deferred until the diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension issues are resolved.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right and left lower extremity radiculopathy was dismissed. The claims for higher ratings for several conditions were remanded. An effective date of September 5, 2019, for TDIU and DEA benefits was granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension based on presumption via the PACT Act is granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension on a facts-found basis is remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was granted under the PACT Act. Other claims were remanded for further review.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of fibromyalgia was denied. The motion to revise a September 1999 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of respiratory, cardiovascular, bladder conditions, hypertension and sleep apnea was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

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

The veteran's rating for kidney cancer was restored to 100% effective October 8, 2015. Service connection for hypertension as secondary to the kidney cancer was granted.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. All other conditions are denied or remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are severe enough to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, so a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The veteran's disability rating for IVDS of the cervical spine was restored to 20 percent. Service connection was granted for left and right upper extremity radiculopathy. Other issues were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension because the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of this condition.