Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an intestinal disability, a gastrointestinal disability, and hypertension as further development is needed to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for cerebral aneurysms, status post-surgical intervention.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for hypertension and a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood with insomnia, PTSD and alcohol use disorder in sustained remission.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for tinnitus, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension, and insomnia.

The Board remands the issues of an earlier effective date and initial rating for hypertension to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining a complete medical record and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for each and every issue listed on any decision issued within the past year, as the notice of disagreement was not received within one year of the decision.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for hypertension to VA to obtain additional medical records.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and others.

The Board remands the claims for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's cardiovascular and kidney disabilities were caused or aggravated by VA treatment.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension as the evidence did not show that the Veteran's systolic or diastolic pressures were predominantly 160 or more, systolic, or 100 or more, diastolic during the period on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for entitlement to service connection for hypertension and hypothyroidism due to a need for further evidence verification and medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and a cardiac disorder, to include left ventricular hypertrophy disease and atrial fibrillation, based on presumptive and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension but denied it for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease, both based on the PACT Act. Bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, finding no evidence to support an earlier date of entitlement or a higher rating.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, lumbar spine strain, hypertension, right ankle strain, left ankle strain, right hand tenosynovitis, left hand tenosynovitis, a right hip disability, and a left hip disability. The appeal was dismissed for sleep apnea, vertigo, a left knee disability, headaches, and coronary artery disease. Tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were denied higher ratings.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension and a compensable disability rating, as there was no claim prior to August 10, 2022, when the PACT Act became effective.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for diabetes, hypertension, and prostate cancer to correct a duty to assist error related to notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing before the AOJ.