Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, hypertension, GERD, psoriasis, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction due to a need to verify exposure and obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension pursuant to the PACT Act but dismissed appeals for a kidney tumor/cyst and skin cancer on the nose.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while dismissing appeals for service connection for limitation of motion of the ankle, hypertension, tinnitus, and insomnia.

The Board denied service connection for throat cancer and diverticulitis, but remanded claims related to heart condition, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, diabetic ulcer of the left foot, and a rating of total disability based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for atrial flutter/heart condition, hypertension, and chronic constipation, diarrhea and chronic bloating due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 14, 2018, for the award of a 40 percent disability rating for service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine but denied entitlement to TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The appeal was dismissed for untimely filing, and several claims for service connection were denied due to insufficient evidence linking the claimed conditions to military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a sleep disorder, headaches, and hypertension as additional development is required to clarify whether the Veteran's claimed insomnia can be characterized as a separate disability for VA compensation purposes and, if so, whether it is due to his active service or caused/aggravated by another service-connected disability, including service-connected tinnitus. The Board also remands the claims for service connection for headaches and hypertension as they are inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for insomnia.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric and spine disabilities caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn contributed to his hypertension.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain an adequate medical opinion and ensure VA makes efforts to secure outstanding medical treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for mini strokes/strokes residual, neurological disorders, diabetes, and hypertension as the evidence of record does not support a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable initial rating for hypertension due to an error by the AOJ that occurred prior to the AOJ decision on appeal.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension.

The Board granted the restoration of a 70% rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder and other specified depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, effective July 1, 2021. The claims for an initial rating in excess of 30% for migraines (headaches) from November 1, 2021, and a compensable rating for hypertension were denied.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for the Veteran's cirrhosis of the liver with portal hypertension, Wilson's disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, and pancreatitis based on a history of one episode of hemorrhage from portal gastropathy.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and migraine headaches, as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or a direct link to service. The claim for skin cancer was remanded.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for a lower back condition.