Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2026

The Board has restored service connection for hypertension, chronic kidney disease and renal insufficiency, arteriosclerotic heart disease, tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal epilepsy, and anterior trunk scar due to clear and unmistakable error in the original award of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an etiology opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension is directly related to his service, including exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records from Brooke Army Medical Center and obtaining secondary service connection opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and glaucoma due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's SSA disability records are needed to be obtained.

The Board denied service connection for psychiatric disorders, hypertension, and shoulder/knee conditions as the evidence did not establish in-service incurrence or a nexus to service.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, left hand tremors, right hand essential tremors, and hypertension. The Veteran's claims were all denied as the evidence did not support a finding of these conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, back disability, and right knee disability as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral disorder of the feet and hypertension due to issues with service connection opinions, including a need for additional medical opinions on causation and aggravation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, and requests an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms, and hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable disability ratings for allergic rhinitis and hypertension associated with obstructive sleep apnea have been denied as there is no evidence of nasal obstruction greater than 50 percent in both nasal passages or complete obstruction on one side, nor nasal polyps, required for a compensable rating under DC 6522. The Veteran's blood pressure readings were consistently below the criteria for hypertension ratings.

The Veteran's hypertension and heart murmur claims are denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for hypertension, and his heart murmur prior to February 5, 2019, warranting a 30 percent disability rating is also denied.

The Board denied eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the December 2024 Rating Decision, as the July 2024 claim was not on the same basis and did not involve the same benefits.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a liver disability (fatty liver disease) as the evidence did not support that these conditions began during service or were related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The Veteran's representative argued that both conditions were secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's essential hypertension and pulmonary hypertension are aggravated by his service-connected cardiac arrhythmia.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension claims are remanded due to the need for additional development regarding participation in toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) during service.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and active service or any in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension is manifested by a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more which requires continuous medication for control. The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or any presumptive exposure. The Veteran's symptoms were first noted decades after separation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus type II due to a lack of evidence regarding his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The RO is instructed to obtain these records and schedule the Veteran for appropriate examinations.