Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for hypertension and tension headaches due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and hypertension based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents while stationed in Guam.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, right hand pain, and lumbar spine condition; denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder condition, and obstructive sleep apnea; and remanded claims related to tinnitus, PTSD, TDIU, and other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the claims for COPD, pulmonary emphysema, GERD, hypertension, and hypertensive CKD due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for a kidney stone disability and denied a compensable rating for hypertension. The claim for an acquired psychiatric condition was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for shortness of breath and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension as not being related to the Veteran's active duty or secondary to his service-connected GAD. However, congestive heart failure was granted due to a secondary relationship with his service-connected GAD.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver with hepatitis C were dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension and service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board denied a compensable rating for residuals status post left epidydimal cyst removal and remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension, bruxism, and right hand finger stiffness.

The case is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and clarify the Appellant's mental status at the time of his misconduct leading to separation from service.

The Board granted service connection for depression and denied all other claims, including increased ratings and earlier effective dates.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claim for diabetes mellitus, type II under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a cervical spine disability, a bilateral ankle disability, a bilateral knee disability, and a bilateral shoulder disability as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or medical nexus to active service.

The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for hypertension, effective March 1, 2024, as the reduction was improper.

The appeal for service connection for a right hand disability, hypertension, and lung cancer was dismissed due to improper substitution of the claimant.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that it had its onset during active service or within a year of separation, nor was there any other basis to link it to service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded claims for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension associated with herbicide exposure for further development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an additional opinion on whether the Veteran's hypertension was aggravated by his service-connected low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and hypothyroidism, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's service on a non-presumptive basis.