Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, left foot disability (plantar fasciitis), right hip disability (traumatic arthritis), and psychiatric disability (unspecified anxiety disorder).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable initial rating for hypertension and allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the matter for additional development, specifically to obtain medical records from providers identified by the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures were not adequately detailed.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's hypertension as there was no evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for high blood pressure and hypothyroidism due to a need for additional development of evidence related to herbicide exposure in Karlsruhe, Germany.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, while denying increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and GERD. The issue of GERD was dismissed as moot.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and a need to more thoroughly determine toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) during service.

The Veteran's effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted as May 10, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected COPD with asthma and pulmonary fibrosis.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's current disability began in service and continued after service.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's hypertension based on a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more requiring continuous medication for control.

The Board denied increased ratings for several service-connected conditions, granted a 50% rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and granted an effective date of October 11, 2021, for the award of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and prostate cancer, both related to in-service herbicide agent exposure at Fort Chaffe.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any of them and the Veteran's active service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings of various service-connected conditions, resulting in the dismissal of all appeals.

The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a blood disorder, and a compensable disability rating for hypertension is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied service connection for high blood pressure. An initial rating of 30 percent was granted for migraine headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a seizure condition and hypertension, to include as secondary to a seizure condition, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as his primary and contributory causes of death were not related to service on any basis.