Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II (DM II), and coronary artery disease (CAD) due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis, but denied a compensable rating for hypertension.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service or toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, an earlier effective date for service connection for CAD and PTSD, and dismissed the TDIU claim.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left and right knee disabilities, left and right ankle swelling, hypertension, a sleep disability (claimed as fatigue), and sinusitis, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal was denied for various issues, including service connection and increased disability ratings.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for both hypertension and nephrolithiasis as the evidence did not support higher ratings during the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes, and gout, finding that these conditions are caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and hypertension, while denying service connection for asthma, COPD, chronic coughing, sinusitis, and a left shoulder scar. The decision also remanded several other issues for further consideration.

The Board granted service connection for multiple acquired psychiatric and physical disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, traumatic brain injury (TBI), migraines, a disability manifested by rashes, kidney disability, hypertension, left knee disability, and right knee disability were denied.

The Board granted earlier effective dates and initial ratings for muscle tension headaches, sleep apnea, and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, but denied a higher rating for sleep apnea and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress. The Board also granted an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and denied a higher rating.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's prostate disability, denied a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol abuse and depressive disorder, granted service connection for pancreatitis secondary to PTSD, and granted TDIU and special monthly compensation based on need of regular aid and attendance.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected hypertension due to a procedural error in notifying the Veteran of his right to a hearing.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, in accordance with the PACT Act.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, cervicogenic headaches, right wrist sprain, left elbow disability, right knee degenerative arthritis and right knee strain, and left knee strain. However, it denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type I, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, and remanded claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, right forearm carpal tunnel syndrome, left forearm CTS, a right elbow disability, and a left wrist disability.

The Board dismissed all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.