Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of onset or manifestation during service or within one year post-service. The Veteran's lay statements were not considered sufficient to establish a nexus between the conditions and service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder, major depression, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, GERD, and erectile dysfunction, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. As a result, TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, celiac sprue (celiac disease), and skin cancer are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding exposure to herbicides during service.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for hypertension has been dismissed due to his death before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and its relation to service. The Appellant needs to provide additional private treatment records, and a VA clinician will need to review these records to determine if the Veteran's cause of death was misdiagnosed or related to in-service exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's initial rating for generalized anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder with TBI is denied, and her headaches are granted a 50 percent rating. Service connection for hypertension is established.

The Veteran's hypertension and polypectomy with colectomy and adhesions are not service connected, and the claim for an increased rating is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is service connected on a direct basis due to herbicide exposure during his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and has remanded the Veteran's claims for secondary service connection of hyperlipidemia, cataracts, and a seizure disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and tremors secondary to diabetes mellitus type II due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are currently service-connected.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension effective October 30, 2017, based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in the Republic of Vietnam. The Veteran's claim was filed before the PACT Act, which added hypertension to presumptive conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for asthma, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD due to potential herbicide exposure at Kadena Air Force Base. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, depression and anxiety, alcohol use disorder, asthma, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension are all related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for COPD and the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's smoking was a significant but not primary cause of his death from COPD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure, finding that there is not enough evidence to establish a direct relationship between his in-service Agent Orange exposure and his current condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand instructions regarding obtaining private treatment records from Dr. B's office.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disorder, psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and hypertension are all being reviewed.

The Board has granted service connection for microscopic hematuria as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's death was not caused by or related to his service-connected conditions, and the Board found that there is no evidence supporting a link between his hearing loss and Alzheimer's disease. The claim for cause of death was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, carpal tunnel syndrome of the upper extremities, low back disability, eye disabilities, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, prostate cancer, and SMC at the housebound rate due to deficiencies in obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) records related to the Veteran's claimed conditions.