Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development, including an adequate examination and provision of qualifications of examiners.

The appeal for service connection for GERD is dismissed as the March 2025 rating decision granted the benefit in full. The issues of service connection for hypertension and an eye condition are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and GERD, but denied service connection for high blood pressure / hypertension. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for sinus headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence supporting a compensable rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, while dismissing the appeals for low back disability and emphysema. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia) and remanded the claims for diabetes, hypertension, skin pigmentation, heart murmur, hip replacement, and left leg injury to include a left ankle and left knee condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and brain bleed/stroke as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and tension headaches, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service toxic exposures.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and denied increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity and a left shoulder disability. The claims for back pain were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for a heart murmur disorder was withdrawn, and the claim for service connection for hypertension was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to active duty.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and hypertensive heart disease, heart block (claimed as left bundle branch blockage), but denied an initial compensable rating for a scar, status post hernia repair.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active duty or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension, as the evidence did not show that his diastolic pressure was predominantly 100 or more or systolic pressure was predominantly 160 or more.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it is not etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied initial ratings in excess of the assigned percentages for OSA, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and irritable colon syndrome. Service connection was also denied for chronic fatigue syndrome and a respiratory disorder.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, Type 2 due to a lack of evidence supporting in-service incurrence or aggravation. The claims for a heart condition and bilateral foot conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and increased the rating for obstructive sleep apnea to 50 percent, while denying service connection for hypertension and other claims.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent, but not higher, for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, a headache disability, and tinnitus due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and lumbar spine disability were remanded for further examination.