Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's mood disorder, granted an effective date of October 29, 2020, for service connection for the mood disorder, and granted service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for service-connected hypertension, as the evidence did not support diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more, or a history of diastolic pressure of predominantly 100 or more.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a heart condition, to include ischemic heart disease, due to herbicide exposure based on the Veteran's service in Guam.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a lumbar spine disability, right and left knee disabilities, hypertension, residuals of frostbite of both hands, and a right shoulder disability, for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for urinary incontinence and frequency, remanded claims for hemorrhoids, supraventricular arrhythmia, hypertension, varicose veins, eye disability, fibroids of the breasts, and bilateral foot disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, and assigned a 60% rating. The Board also granted initial ratings of 20% for right lower extremity sciatic nerve disorder and 60% for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, and granted TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for hypertension and tremors.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, end-stage heart failure, and chronic UTIs as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. A 70 percent rating was also granted for PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his military service. The claim for skin cancer was remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 17, 2019, for the award of service connection for hypertension and hypertensive heart disease based on a private medical opinion linking these conditions to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, GERD, and allergic rhinitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and PTSD were dismissed as they were not timely filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, hypertension, and migraine headaches to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for hypertension, as he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, and the reduction in the rating of lumbosacral strain with IVDS from 40 percent to 20 percent was not proper; the 40 percent rating is restored effective September 18, 2023.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with AUD, effective June 4, 2020, and also granted service connection for GERD, hypertension (HT), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's condition, considering all relevant exposures and circumstances.

The appeal for service connection for a back disability and neck disability was dismissed as moot, with full benefits granted. Other claims were remanded for further review.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension, considering the Veteran's historical blood pressure readings and granting the benefit of the doubt.