Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied a compensable rating for essential hypertension as the Veteran's blood pressure did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating, and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus (DM II), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as they are not related to the Veteran's service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from June 4, 2022, to October 2, 2025, as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The claim for service connection for hypertension was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew it during a hearing.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for failure to timely file a notice of disagreement within one year of the rating decisions.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension, pleurisy, bilateral elbows, sinusitis, and rhinitis was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and an initial 20 percent rating for hypertension, while remanding the claim for a left wrist condition.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for a thyroid disability, including thyroid nodular disease, and an initial compensable rating for GERD with hiatal hernia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding other issues.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, Type II diabetes, and hypertension under the PACT Act. Peripheral arterial diseases were also granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, for purposes of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), as further development is necessary.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension was dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction. The appeals for service connection for anxiety and depression, and muscle atrophy were denied.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for cardiomyopathy and heart murmur with coronary artery disease, denied a compensable rating for hypertension, and denied an increased rating for degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension because the January 2025 VA opinion was inadequate and did not address aggravation.

The claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and adequate VA medical examinations.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for PTSD, finding the appellant's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, including carpal tunnel syndrome, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, left eye, left elbow, left hip, left shoulder, hemorrhoids, headaches, back, neck, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and prediabetes.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea with nocturnal hypoxia, hypertension, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension to the AOJ for further development, as the AOJ failed to substantially comply with the Board's May 2025 remand instructions.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 50 percent for generalized anxiety disorder and remanded the claim for service connection for hypertension.