Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for urinary bladder cancer under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, presumptively due to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in the territorial waters of Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to a need for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, both presumed to be due to herbicide exposure. The claims for hypertrophy of the prostate, migraine headaches, and peptic ulcer were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension as secondary to service-connected insomnia and low back strain due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including OSA, cervical spine condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, and others, but dismissed appeals for obesity, TMJ, insomnia, left elbow, and right elbow. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for a 70% rating for acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for PTSD and granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, while denying service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and nuclear sclerosis and dry eye syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension but denied service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, low back, left hip, gastrointestinal, bronchitis, sinusitis disabilities and denied an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for headaches and thyroid disability.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, effective December 30, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several other issues, including chronic kidney disease, headaches, TDIU, and DEA eligibility.

The Board granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension based on direct service connection, for purposes of accrued benefits, due to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents as supported by the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and to obtain a medical nexus opinion.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left knee strain, limitation of flexion (claimed as bilateral knee condition), and denied a compensable rating for hypertension. Service connection was also granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding that his condition met the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, vitamin D deficiency causing impairment in earning capacity, and hypertension based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions began during active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and obstructive sleep apnea, and remanded the claim for hypertension.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.