Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and heart disease based on the evidence supporting a direct link to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and service connection for migraines, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and a gastrointestinal disorder.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral shin splints due to untimely Notices of Disagreement. The claims for acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension were remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased rating claims, including hypertension, cataracts, gout, left leg disability, and right leg disability.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and an initial compensable rating for prostate cancer for further action by the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for asthma, hypertension, left shoulder disability, left ankle disability, and left knee disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and ischemic heart disease, to include coronary artery disease, based on the Veteran's credible testimony of exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for alcohol abuse disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, while remanding claims for service connection for asthma and high blood pressure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for skin cancer, type II diabetes, hypertension, ulcerative colitis with polyps, stomach ulcers, Barrett's esophagus, and fatty liver to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, left hip disability, and right hip disability to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death due to a need for additional evidence and an adequate medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and remanded several other claims, including those for a mental health condition, left shoulder disability, costochondritis, reactive airway disease, and hypertension. The claim for lumbosacral strain to include herniated disc was dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several service connection claims due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for vertigo, depression, anxiety, headaches, a neck disability, dermatitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue, and a back disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraines and service connection for tinnitus, while denying increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, chronic rhinitis, pyelonephritis with UTI, and all other conditions on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, bilateral restless leg syndrome, and a vein condition to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder, while remanding claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, a headache disability (secondary to major depressive disorder, hypertension or diabetes), and a disability manifested by urinary frequency as secondary to hypertension or diabetes.