Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, but remanded the claims for left knee, right knee, left ankle, right ankle, and hypertension disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, a lower back disability, and peripheral nerve or vascular disabilities of the bilateral lower extremities due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and heart disease due to incomplete medical records and inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for left hip condition, hypertension, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to untimely VA Form 10182 submissions without good cause shown.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, while granting service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied the claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, an increased rating for a left ankle disability, service connection for chronic headaches and a neck injury, and remanded several other claims including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of traumatic brain injury, erectile dysfunction, respiratory disability, right knee disability, and skin condition affecting the feet.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension based on environmental exposures associated with the Veteran's service duties.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and remanded the claims for increased ratings for residuals of CVA, deep vein thrombosis of the right lower extremity, basal cell carcinoma status post removals, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation benefits due to missing evidence and duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, Sjogren's Syndrome, blurry vision (refractive error), restless genital syndrome, restless leg syndrome, and urinary incontinence as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, which is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Korea.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, hypertension, and coronary artery disease (CAD), but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss.

The Board denied increased ratings for the neck, left wrist ganglion cyst, and left wrist scar; granted increased ratings for the bilateral CTS and hypertension for part of the periods of appeal; and remanded the issues of increased ratings for bilateral CTS with radiculopathy from June 20, 2022, and entitlement to a TDIU prior to June 20, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including Fournier's gangrene of the scrotum with loss of right testicle, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, anal fistula, Hepatitis B & C, GERD, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, due to a need for additional development regarding herbicide agent and ionizing radiation exposure.

The Veteran's hypertension was denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent from September 1, 2008 to November 13, 2019, but a 40 percent rating was granted from November 13, 2019.

The Board granted a separate 30 percent disability rating for homonymous hemianopsia and a 50 percent disability rating for migraine headaches, while denying an increased rating for hypertension. The Veteran was also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The appeal for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome was granted, but the appeals for diabetes mellitus II, high blood pressure, and Schatzki's ring esophagus were denied. The veteran's late appeal request was not accepted due to untimeliness.

The appeal for a compensable evaluation for service-connected hypertension was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative, and thus dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his causes of death were not related to his military service.