Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remanded all issues to associate a missing document with the claims file.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied. The claims for hypertension and renal failure were remanded.

The veteran is eligible for direct payment of attorney fees based on the May 2023 award of a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran is not eligible for direct payment of attorney fees based on the May 2023 awards of service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, back disability, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for left and right ankle pain, reduced the rating for bilateral hearing loss to zero percent, and denied compensable ratings for chronic sinusitis, bilateral tinea pedis, and hypertension. The claims for IBS, foot pain, hand pain, dry eyes, and increased ratings for knee arthritis were remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and prostate cancer with urinary incontinence were granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, headaches, and mitral valve prolapse were remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and hypertension due to exposure to herbicide agents and Camp Lejeune contaminated water. The Board needs more information to verify the veteran's claimed exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for hypertension due to lack of new evidence.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings and service connection for several conditions, citing missing records and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, high blood pressure, and diabetes mellitus, type 2. The Veteran's PTSD is related to a personal assault during service, and both hypertension and diabetes are related to Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water exposure.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, thyroid cancer, and acid reflux disease. The Board needs more information about the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents or other toxins during his service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for tinnitus was denied. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was also denied. Claims for hypertension, migraine headaches, and lower back disability were remanded.

The appeal for service connection of kidney disease as secondary to hypertension is remanded. The Board needs more information on whether the hypertension aggravated the kidney disease.

The Board denied higher ratings for cervical spinal stenosis and PTSD, dismissed the appeal for right lower extremity radiculopathy as moot, and remanded decisions on GERD and hypertension. The claim for an earlier effective date for right upper extremity radiculopathy was also denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left elbows was granted. The claim for hypertension, including as secondary to service-connected sleep apnea, was remanded.

The appeal to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and xerostomia (dry mouth) is granted. Other claims are denied or remanded.

The appeal was dismissed without prejudice due to the veteran's death.