Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2026

The Board restored service connection for pulmonary hypertension as the AOJ's severance decision was improper due to a lack of clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral foot condition and remanded the claims for hypertension, right knee condition, right shoulder condition, back condition, neck condition, and bilateral upper extremity nerve condition due to incomplete evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus. Service connection was denied for hypertension and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's eye disorders are remanded for a VA medical opinion to determine if his congenital myopia was aggravated by service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disability (including IBS) and hypertension due to inadequate VA addendum opinions. The Veteran's exposure to toxic substances during military service is acknowledged, but the relationship between his disabilities and this exposure needs further clarification.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA, Ulcerative Colitis, and Hypertension as secondary to Major Depressive Disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, and degenerative arthritis of the right ankle as secondary to service-connected low back disabilities.,Service connection for hypertension was denied due to lack of chronic symptoms during active service and not related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, arcus senilis, eczema, and abdominal pain due to additional pertinent evidence being added to the record after the last Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives regarding the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension. Therefore, another remand is required.

The Board has granted service connection for right eye aneurysm, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's exposure to diesel, JP-8, JP-4, industrial solvents used in cleaning, degreasing, paint fumes, carbon monoxide, and possible lead exposure during active naval service.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for hypertension is denied. The PACT Act granted presumptive service connection for hypertension as a result of liberalizing law, and thus no earlier effective date can be assigned.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeals to reverse the severance of service connection for hypertension and kidney disease, finding that there is evidence indicating these conditions are at least as likely as not secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and left ear hearing loss disability due to a lack of evidence showing the conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no current diagnosis of a left ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensable ratings for hypertension and stomach scar status post abdominal aortic aneurysm, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101 (for hypertensive vascular disease) or other applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for PTSD, hypertension, and PTSD with MDD and alcohol use disorder have been denied.,The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 50% prior to October 15, 2024, and at 70% since that date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, hypertension, and high cholesterol as there is no current disability found in the evidence.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension has been granted, but he needs a VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of his service-connected condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding service connection for hearing loss due to a deferred decision. The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae, tinnitus, headaches, hypertension, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability have all been denied or not addressed.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.