Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Veteran's hypertension was granted a 10 percent disability rating from July 30, 2024, as the evidence showed diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more and required continuous medication.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension and a higher rating for psoriasis, as the evidence did not support a finding that his conditions warranted increased ratings.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and right hand strain, increased the ratings for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, dyshidrotic eczema, and hypertension, and denied service connection for Parkinsonism, pes planus/flat feet, GERD, tinea versicolor, allergic rhinitis, and tinnitus. The Board also granted a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for all the conditions listed as there was no evidence of an in-service event, nor is there evidence demonstrating a nexus to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for sleep apnea, bilateral foot tinea pedis, a cardiac disability, and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for cardiac arrhythmia and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and her military service.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion to determine whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his in-service seizure event.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's duty status and potential toxic exposure during his Reserve and National Guard service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and restored the 20 percent rating for right ankle disability. The claim for an increased initial rating in excess of 20 percent for right ankle disability was denied, and the claim for service connection for hypertension was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to correct a duty to assist error, specifically regarding an adequate medical opinion on causation and aggravation by service-connected conditions and TERA exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) as he does not meet the criteria for an increased rate based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension to obtain a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's in-service carbon monoxide exposure.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than May 26, 2016, for a separate rating for right knee instability and left knee instability. The claims for higher ratings based on limitation of motion and instability of the knees, separate ratings for meniscus conditions of the knees, and secondary service connection claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right foot disability, as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The appeals for service connection of prostate cancer, diabetes, GERD, and hypertension were dismissed due to the RO's subsequent grant of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, carotid artery disease, coronary artery disease, and renal artery disease as they were not shown to be chronic in service or manifest within the applicable presumptive period; continuity of symptomatology was not established; and there is no evidence that any of these disabilities are otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied service connection for high blood pressure and persistent depressive disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and prostate cancer to correct duty-to-assist errors, including a formal finding on exposure to Agent Orange and obtaining additional medical records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, a prostate disorder, and an initial compensable rating for hypothyroidism due to insufficient evidence.