Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, both presumed to be related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. Ischemic heart disease was denied.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period on appeal, as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to maintain gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, and hypertension, but denied service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for hypertension from May 21, 2015, but denied an initial compensable disability rating prior to that date.

The Board remands the case to obtain another medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's causes of death, specifically addressing whether service-connected conditions contributed to his hypertension and arteriosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and entitlement to individual unemployability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding missing private medical records.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain a more comprehensive medical opinion that adequately considers the Veteran's elevated blood pressure readings during active service and all potential toxic exposure.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension from August 10, 2022, based on the Veteran's claim submitted within one year of the effective date of the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, but remanded the claims for type II diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension, to include due to herbicide agent exposure, as it failed to develop the Veteran's reported exposures and any other exposures related to his duties as an Air Freight Specialist.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and a prostate disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD and hypertension, and remanded several claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with depressed mood. The hypertension rating was denied prior to August 14, 2023, and a higher rating for tinnitus was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer based on the presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to burn pits and other toxins. The claim for hypertension was remanded due to an inadequate etiology opinion.

The Board denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for service connection of coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for skin cancer, hypertension, sleep apnea, and bilateral hip conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, kidney disease, and left knee disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted service connection for acute, subacute or old myocardial infarction and arteriosclerotic heart disease status post artery bypass graft, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type 2, with diabetic retinopathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, and erectile dysfunction, and bilateral open angle glaucoma.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis, a right ankle disability, hypertension, and prostate cancer residuals. The lumbar spine disability claim was remanded.