Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Veteran was granted individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis from November 19, 2011, to March 7, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disorders, a higher evaluation for PTSD, earlier effective dates for hypertension and back disability, dismissed an appeal for an earlier effective date for residual gunshot wound scars, and remanded several other issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and lumbosacral strain, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating than those already assigned.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and Parkinsonism due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to an error in failing to develop the claim to consider the Veteran's assertions of toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) during his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent and a compensable rating for hypertension, as well as service connection for thrombosis to include a right leg blood clot on a secondary basis.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for GERD and denied a compensable rating for chronic bronchitis. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left-hand disability to include numbness, right-hand disability to include numbness, left shoulder pain, right shoulder strain, and hypertension. The claim for a left ankle injury condition was denied.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claims for tinnitus and hypertension due to a lack of direct service connection evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 USC § 1151 due to inadequate medical opinions.

The appeal for a compensable rating for hypertension was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the appeal.

The veteran's requests to switch dockets and appeals for service connection were denied as untimely, with no good cause shown.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to provide an appropriate examination and obtain additional medical opinions addressing the Veteran's theories of entitlement, including direct service connection and secondary service connection due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication, as the record is incomplete and does not comply with notice requirements.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition and denied it for a right shoulder condition. The other issues, including the right knee, hypertension, OSA, and right elbow conditions, were remanded.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left lower extremity shin splint and remanded the other issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety (claimed as PTSD) and depression due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded claims for hypertension and insomnia due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy of various nerves, and hypertension under the PACT Act. The claims for secondary conditions were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as there is no current diagnosis of the condition. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded due to a need for an addendum medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for hyperthyroidism and denied increased ratings for hypertension, hypothyroidism, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) with acquired hemolytic anemia.