Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, CHF as secondary to hypertension, and respiratory symptoms related to CHF. The claim for hypothyroidism was denied.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension and prostate cancer/residuals thereof was dismissed as the Veteran opted into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system within 60 days after issuance of a May 2025 supplemental statement of the case.

The Board denied several claims for service connection and higher ratings, granted service connection for a right knee disability and a right wrist disability as secondary to the service-connected right little finger, fifth metacarpal, degenerative arthritis, and remanded other claims.

The Board remands the claim for an eye disability to obtain a VA examination that addresses direct and secondary service connection, including the Veteran's TERA exposure.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and a new medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right and left hand/finger disabilities, high blood pressure, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a mental health disorder, claimed as anxiety and depression, is dismissed. The claims for service connection for heart disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation with cardiac pacemaker, testicular hypofunction, and chronic pain syndrome are denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, hypertension, left elbow disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability due to a failure of the AOJ to properly assist in obtaining Reserve and/or National Guard records.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bronchitis, hypertension, a low back condition, and proctalgia fugax. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right toe metatarsalgia was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition but denied service connection for hypertension and a right shoulder condition.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension associated with herbicide agent exposure under the PACT Act, but remanded the claim for a recurrent sleep disability to include obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, renal cyst, renal toxicity, and coronary artery disease (CAD) as secondary to the service-connected conditions. Scleroderma was denied.

The Veteran's claim for presumptive service connection for hypertension is granted, while the claims for service connection for a cardiovascular disease and shortness of breath are remanded.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded claims for service connection for a neurological disability, to include Parkinson's disease, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, and hypertension as due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable evaluation for hearing loss and service connection for hypertension, including as due to toxic exposure risk activity (TERA), for additional development.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, GERD, and a skin disability due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's weight gain and his service-connected musculoskeletal conditions, as well as any potential link between his in-service elevated cholesterol and his current hypertension.