Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2026

The Board has restored the Veteran's 10% rating for hypertension effective December 1, 2025 and denied a rating in excess of 10%. The reduction from 10% to noncompensable was not proper.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of its onset during service or within one year of service and concluding that it is not otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and kidney disease are being remanded due to the need for VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune during service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of August 10, 2022, the date service connection for hypertension was granted. The Board found that the Veteran met both the economic and noneconomic components required for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's hypertension was evaluated, but the evidence did not show that his systolic pressure was predominantly 160 or more during the appeal period. Therefore, he is denied a compensable rating for hypertension.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and service connection were dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied the claims for right knee disability, erectile dysfunction, GERD, sleep apnea, and hypertension. The decision is remanded for further action on these issues.

The Veteran's residuals of papillary carcinoma, thyroid, status post total thyroidectomy is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's hypothyroidism is granted as service-connected due to the presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Veteran's tinnitus and erectile dysfunction are granted service connection, while hypertension is remanded. The decision also denies a compensable rating for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has found that additional development is needed to determine if any of the claimed disabilities are related to active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for asthma, hypertension with residuals including stroke, DM II, bilateral amputation of all toes, and diabetic neuropathy to obtain VA medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.,The Board also remanded the claim for ED as it is inextricably intertwined with the DM II claim.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for heart disease, hypertension, kidney disease, and low back pain due to potential errors in duty to assist. The AOJ is required to verify the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicide agents and obtain private treatment records.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected hypertension contributed to his cause of death, and therefore grants service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma with partial nephrectomy is remanded due to a lack of development regarding the relationship between his hypertension and the cancer. The AOJ must obtain an addendum opinion from an appropriate physician to determine if the Veteran's hypertension caused or aggravated his renal cell carcinoma.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for entitlement to TDIU as it was granted during the pendency of the appeal. The claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for cause of death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that he does not require regular aid and assistance from another person as a result of these conditions.

A 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted, and service connection for hypertension is denied.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for atrial fibrillation, benign prostatic hypertrophy with outflow obstruction, congestive heart failure, and hypertension due to inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran's exposure during service is conceded to include asbestos and gas chamber exposures.

The claims for service connection for hypertension, back pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, and left knee pain have been readjudicated. The claim for sleep apnea has also been readjudicated.,Service connection has been granted for a neck condition, back pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bruxism, and vertigo.