Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's hypertension and asthma with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have been granted service connection, with the hypertension receiving a 20% rating effective October 18, 2023, and the asthma with OSA receiving a 100% rating effective August 18, 2025.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to service connection and disability evaluations, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, bilateral shin splints, hypertension (HTN), left hip condition, left knee condition, lumbar spine condition, right hip condition, and right knee condition.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to increased ratings for bilateral knee disability and hypertension due to a duty to assist error in prior VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims of service connection for hypertension, bilateral knee, bilateral shoulder, and low back are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

New and relevant evidence has been received to reconsider the claims for bilateral pes planus, hypertension, PTSD, and right knee disability.,The Veteran's right knee disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted a 20 percent rating, and her bilateral ankle and knee disabilities are granted service connection.,However, the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's left knee disability, right knee disability, and knee instability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and dilated cardiomyopathy, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's hypertension was found not to meet the criteria for a compensable rating as his diastolic pressure did not consistently exceed 100 or more, and he did not require continuous medication.,The Veteran's supraventricular arrhythmia (supraventricular tachycardia) was also found not to warrant an increased rating as it did not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating based on the number of treatment interventions per year.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied in November 2016 and became final. The earliest possible effective date for the grant of service connection is July 19, 2023, when the Veteran submitted his intent to file a claim.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension and bladder cancer are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Korea.

The Board has granted a disability rating of 10 percent for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's systolic pressure predominantly at or above 160 is consistent with the criteria under DC 7101.

The appeals for various conditions, including foot issues, heart disease, diabetes, and migraines have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran had a history of diastolic blood pressure of predominantly 100 or more, which requires continuous medication for control.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service onset or related to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's tinnitus had onset in service and has persisted since then. The Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and relevant evidence received since the last rating decision. The claims will be reconsidered with additional medical records from non-VA providers.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a failure to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination and to obtain SSA records. The claims will be reconsidered with these additional pieces of evidence.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for bilateral pes planus, service connection for prostate cancer, and hypertension have been denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for bilateral pes planus at a 30 percent evaluation effective August 14, 2023.

The Board has remanded the case for further adjudication of the appellant's claims for accrued benefits due to her testimony regarding good cause. The Veteran had pending service connection claims at the time of his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of chronicity in service or within a presumptive period. The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran's current hypertension is not related to his military service.