Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2026

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes, ulcerative colitis, and peripheral neuropathy related to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes. The decision also grants service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support granting a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss, or establishing service connection for cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), deviated septum, carpal tunnel syndrome of the upper extremities, acquired psychiatric disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, sleep apnea, and peripheral vascular disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder (asthma) was denied. The Board found that the weight of evidence did not support a finding that asthma began during or is otherwise related to active service.,For hypertension, the Veteran's initial rating of 10 percent was upheld as there were no findings meeting the criteria for a higher rating based on blood pressure readings.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for DM, hypertension, hypothyroidism, PN RLE, and PN LLE due to duty to assist errors. Specifically, additional development is needed to verify herbicide agent exposure during service in Korea and a VA opinion is required to address whether these conditions are related to handling barrels of unknown liquid labeled hazardous material.

The Veteran's claim for tension headaches was granted. Service connection is denied for hypertension, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, left elbow disability, hemorrhoids, right knee disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral hearing loss.

Your claim for service connection for hypertension has been dismissed because you did not file a timely notice of disagreement within one year after the April 2022 rating decision.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder disabilities, upper extremity radiculopathy and peripheral neuropathy, elbow and wrist disabilities, hand/finger disabilities, hip and knee disabilities, ankle and foot disabilities, lower extremity radiculopathy, hypertension, and left ear hearing loss are all denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions during or proximate to the appeal period.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's PTSD, effective April 15, 2019. The Veteran is denied entitlement to a TDIU based solely on his PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion addressing his contention that his hypertension is related to in-service vaccinations. The Veteran also contends that his hypertension is aggravated by obstructive sleep apnea, but this theory is not addressed as he is not service connected for OSA.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for hypertension and recurrent headache disability due to incomplete records from the Veteran's Navy Reserve service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause his regular need for aid and attendance, thus the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, tinea versicolor, and TDIU due to failure of the AOJ to substantially comply with prior remand directives. The hypertension claim requires an ACE opinion regarding whether it is at least as likely as not related to service, including from toxic exposure risk activity (TERA). The tinea versicolor claim requires an ACE opinion regarding whether the Veteran's use of topical therapy amounts to systemic therapy for VA purposes. The TDIU claim remains intertwined with other remanded claims and must be remanded concurrently.

The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral dry eye syndrome was granted. The heart disability claim, including hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, bradycardia, and valvular heart disease, was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU. The case is remanded for further examination regarding bilateral peripheral vascular disease.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's disease, and carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist. The conditions are all found to be related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to toxic substances at Redstone Arsenal.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension due to potential errors in pre-decisional duty to assist. The Veteran needs to be provided with VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to his active-duty service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and in-service toxic exposure risk activity.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate due to his ability to perform most activities of daily living independently despite some limitations.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, and bilateral upper/lower extremity diabetic neuropathies have been granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his military service.

The Board has dismissed the claim for hypertension as moot due to its grant in a previous decision. The claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, low back disability, lung disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and facial scar are all remanded for further development.