Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2026

The Veteran's cause of death, cardiac insufficiency, is found to be related to his service-connected ischemic heart disease and hypertension, which are presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during service. The Board grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's pending service connection claims for atrial fibrillation, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and essential tremors were not resolved before his death. The Board denied the appeal as the Appellant did not file a timely request to substitute in her husband's name.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including a lack of verification of his National Guard service.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease with angina, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation have been granted effective from the date of receipt of claims. Pulmonary hypertension has also been granted as secondary to these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bladder cancer residuals and hearing loss, have been found to be sufficient for a TDIU since April 17, 2018. Effective from that date, the Veteran also has basic eligibility to Dependents' Education Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of hypertension during active duty or within one year thereafter and that it is not related to any in-service injury or illness.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and will consider any evidence submitted after the AOJ decision on appeal. The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was previously denied, but there is new evidence received by the RO that supports this finding.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a failure to prepare a TERA memorandum considering the Veteran's exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Molotov cocktails in the Philippines.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is related to his military service, including exposure to asbestos. The Veteran will need a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) examination.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for CAD, hypertension, and OSA due to exposure to jet fuels and aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) during active duty. The private medical opinions provided insufficient evidence to support the claims as they incorrectly characterized the Veteran's service status.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and thus remands for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to June 19, 2012.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension prior to April 9, 2010, based on the lack of sufficient evidence showing diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more before that date.

Service connection for hypertension prior to August 10, 2022 is granted.,Entitlement to a rating of 100 percent for PTSD is granted.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for hypertension is remanded due to the failure to substantially comply with previous Board directives regarding obtaining her service treatment records prior to 2006.

The Board has found that there may be outstanding treatment records to obtain and associate with the claim file, including private and VA treatment records. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, hypertension and heart disorder as secondary to service-connected residuals of right calf gastrocnemius herniation repair, compartment syndrome, neuropathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder, including hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, and hypertensive heart disease, on a direct basis or as secondary to in-service toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) or service-connected supraventricular arrhythmia.

The Veteran's hypertension and leukemia were denied as the evidence did not show a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more requiring continuous medication, and the claim for TDIU was dismissed due to the assignment of a 100% rating for leukemia.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD was denied, and the Board found that he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities. The TDIU claim was granted.