Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disease including myocarditis and pericarditis, hypertension, and pancreatitis as secondary to alcoholism due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. Service connection was also granted for left ear hearing loss and arthritis of the left hand on a direct basis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left arm disorder, cervical spine disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, motor tic, and left shoulder disorder to obtain additional medical evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee osteoarthritis, a 30 percent rating for giardia lamblia, and a 30 percent rating for tinea versicolor. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was also granted from February 15, 2019.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claim for service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that it was related to in-service toxic exposures or incurred during active duty.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act and increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted an effective date of January 31, 2022, for service connection for hypertension and residuals of a stroke.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and prostate cancer as due to exposure to herbicides. It also granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, nephropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and diabetic retinopathy as secondary to the already service-connected conditions of diabetes mellitus or prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus, type II were dismissed due to a failure to follow the relevant claims processing rules.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left foot edema and hypertension due to errors in the duty to assist, including inadequate medical examinations.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that it was related to the Veteran's military service, including any exposure to toxic chemicals.

The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for heart disease and special monthly compensation (SMC) based upon the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, while denying earlier effective dates for service connection for hypertension, heart disease, and left femoral nerve peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a back disability, but dismissed the appeal for PTSD as it was moot due to an earlier grant of service connection.

The Board denied service connection for heart problem, sleep apnea, diabetes, stroke, tinnitus, GERD, and hypertension as new and relevant evidence was not received to support the claims.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for skin cancer removal scars and remanded service connection claims for a respiratory disorder, heart disorder, and hypertension.

The Board granted an effective date of January 7, 2022, for the award of service connection for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and tinnitus.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion regarding the etiologies of the Veteran's depression, alcohol use disorder, hypertension, and COPD in relation to his cause of death.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection based on herbicide exposure during his service in the Korean Demilitarized Zone.