Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, gastrointestinal cancer, hypertension, and prostate cancer to correct a duty to assist error related to verifying herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance is granted, as he requires regular assistance with dressing, keeping himself clean and presentable, and attending to his bodily needs due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of June 26, 2014, for the grant of service connection for hypertension based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for atrial fibrillation, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, and hypertension as additional evidence has been submitted that requires further development of the record.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, an increased rating for a stroke and stroke residuals, and an increased rating for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, fatigue, neurobehavioral effects (including mood), unspecified depressive disorder, hypertension, migraines, and degenerative disc disease. The Veteran's left ear hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension due to an inadequate TERA opinion.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of March 29, 2016, for the grants of service connection for multiple conditions including hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, scars, kidney disease, femoral artery occlusion, lacunar stroke, erectile dysfunction, cerebral vascular disease, and valvular heart disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and GERD, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, due to pre-decision duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and sinusitis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of the Veteran's death to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining private medical records and a supplemental medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it did not have its onset in service or many years thereafter and is unrelated to service, even when considering possible toxic risk exposure activity.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension. The claims for initial disability ratings and service connection for right upper extremity paresthesia, left upper extremity paresthesia, bilateral hearing loss, and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, a right fifth finger disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's service-connected GERD and hypertension, but granted a 10 percent disability rating for his hypertension.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for vertigo and denied service connection for Meniere's disease, pes planus, hypertension, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, effective from the date of the September 2025 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to a pre-decisional error in failing to provide the Veteran with a VA mental disorders examination and not obtaining complete VA treatment records.