Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether it had onset during active military service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 5, 2021, for the award of service connection for hypertension based on direct service connection and the Veteran's intent to file claim.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, heart disease (congestive heart failure with arteriosclerotic heart disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomegaly and aortic aneurysm), and hyperlipidemia as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, hypothyroidism, and a heart condition as secondary to service-connected hypertension due to herbicide exposure.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the Presumption of Service Connection due to herbicide exposure, as provided by the PACT Act. The heart condition claim was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a right eye disorder, a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a compensable initial rating for hypertension.

The Board is remanding the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining all relevant treatment records from Aurora Medical Center.

The Board remands the claim for further development related to the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and denied increased ratings, except for a 70% rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) from November 21, 2012, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to MDD from the same date. The Board also granted special monthly compensation at the housebound rate from June 10, 2014.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension as the Veteran's blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, earlier effective dates, and service connection for various conditions, as well as nonservice-connected VA death pension benefits.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, sleep apnea syndrome, and mycosis fungoides (also claimed as skin cancer) to ensure the VA has met a duty to assist the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, and chronic kidney disease as they were not related to the Veteran's active service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for gout and erectile dysfunction, remanded claims for service connection for Hepatitis C, hypertension, liver cancer, diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis of the liver, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, headaches, memory loss, and the Veteran's cause of death, and referred claims for service connection for headaches, memory loss, and the Veteran's cause of death to the RO.

The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2006 for the grant of service connection for high blood pressure (hypertension) and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension, as there was no evidence that his blood pressure readings predominantly met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including OSA and hypertension, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the proposed severance of service connection for rhinitis and denied service connection for hypertension. The claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and sinusitis were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain additional evidence, specifically treatment records from physicians M. Gonzalez and J. Gonzalez.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, left ear hearing loss, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral leg condition. The claim for heart disease was remanded.