Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for heart, hypertension, diabetes, insomnia, and foot disabilities as the evidence did not show current diagnoses or functional limitations related to these conditions during the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for asthma and restored service connection for hypertension, finding that the severance of service connection for hypertension was improper.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied service connection for migraines, GERD, IBS, and hypertension.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, but remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial compensable evaluation for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his alcohol-related causes of death were etiologically linked to a service-connected disability.

The appeal for service connection for heart condition, hypertension, low back strain with spondylosis, and exotropia of the left eye was dismissed due to a claims processing defect.

The appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction was dismissed as it had already been awarded, and the appeals for a higher rating and earlier effective date for hypertension were denied. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded.

The veteran's appeal requests were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to accept the late filings.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Vietnam. The claims for service connection for GERD, right knee disability, left knee disability, low back disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension from August 10, 2022, under the PACT Act. The claim for a thyroid disability was denied.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that hypertension had onset in service and was present continuously from separation.

The appeal is remanded to obtain an opinion as to whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC, given that he has been in need of personal care services for at least six continuous months based on an inability to perform certain ADLs.

The appeal was dismissed due to an administrative error in docketing the case.

The Board remands the Veteran's appeal for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The other issues are remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability and hypertension, as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to an inadequate medical nexus opinion.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as there was no evidence of chronic disease in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and no medical nexus to an in-service injury. The claims for hypertension, meningiomas of the brain, and headaches are being remanded for further development under the PACT Act.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and hypertension as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and the conditions were not related to the Veteran's active duty service.