Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension but denied it for cardiac enlargement.

The appeal was dismissed because the surviving spouse's VA Form 10182 was submitted before her request for substitution as claimant following the Veteran's death was approved.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective September 23, 2019.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for hypertension based on the need for continuous medication for control.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for hypertension, COPD, interstitial lung disease, and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for service-connected hypertension, as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more, or a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more requiring continuous medication.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and associated radiculopathy, but denied service connection for residuals of heat stroke, cerebrovascular accident (stroke), and vision disorder.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression and a right knee condition. The claims for left knee condition, back injury, hypertension, headaches, sleep apnea, and surgical complications of pregnancy were remanded.

The Board remands the case to determine whether the Veteran's service included travel to or near the DMZ or exposure to herbicide agents while in Korea.

The Board granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension, asthmatic bronchitis condition, centrilobular emphysema with interstitial lung disease and chronic respiratory failure, diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to service-connected pulmonary hypertension, and ischemic heart disease with chronic diastolic congestive heart failure as secondary to service-connected pulmonary hypertension. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypertension was dismissed due to a failure to timely file the required form within one year of the rating decision.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's diastolic pressure was predominantly 110 or more, or systolic pressure was predominantly 200 or more during the period on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence being received.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for peripheral neuropathy in both the left and right lower extremities but denied an increased rating for diabetes mellitus II with diabetic nephropathy, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was also granted.

The Board denied increased ratings for tension headaches with migraine variants and lumbosacral strain with retrolisthesis, compression fracture L1 and degenerative disc disease, but granted a 20 percent rating for left ankle tendonitis status post fracture. The Board also granted service connection for a left knee disorder as secondary to the service-connected conditions and for gastroesophageal reflux disease and cervical spine disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and bilateral upper extremity of lower radicular group neuropathy due to insufficient evidence supporting a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of hypertension, as the evidence did not establish that he would have been entitled to service connection had the Project CHECO report been available at the time of the prior denial.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Several other claims were remanded.