Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, and bilateral upper and lower diabetic peripheral neuropathy due to presumed herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for pulmonary nodules and remanded the claims for hypertension, thyroid nodules, valvular heart disease, cataracts, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction due to missing records and inadequate opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for kidney cancer and hypertension, to include as secondary to kidney cancer, due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's TERA exposure.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of these matters without prejudice.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder and remanded claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension.

The appeal for service connection for tophi right index finger was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of all claims except his hypertension claim.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for increased disability ratings and service connection for certain conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left knee disability, bilateral hip disability, back disability, bilateral leg disability, hypertension, and gastrointestinal disability, as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board granted service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis and an increased rating of 10 percent, but no higher, prior to April 25, 2008, for the right knee condition. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for a seizure condition, finding it to be related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to determine the relationship between the reported loss of bladder and bowel sphincter control and the service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right lower extremity disability, psychiatric disorder, and hypertension as further development is needed.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches with an effective date of September 20, 2017, and also granted service connection for a GI condition and cardiovascular hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and OSA respectively.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder, DMII, heart disorder, right shoulder disorder, hypertension, low back disorder, bladder cancer, and left and right lung disease as the weight of the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea due to the lack of VA examinations or opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension was denied, and the service connection claim for a right ankle disability was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for diabetic neuropathy and hypertension under the PACT Act, but remanded claims for service connection for a stroke and hypertension on direct or secondary basis.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for service-connected hypertension based on systolic blood pressure readings predominantly above 160.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, right lower extremity sciatic nerve pain, left lower extremity sciatic nerve pain, and low back disorder as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher initial ratings, as well as service connection for a right hip disorder.