Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, and chronic kidney disease as they were not related to the Veteran's active service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for gout and erectile dysfunction, remanded claims for service connection for Hepatitis C, hypertension, liver cancer, diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis of the liver, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, headaches, memory loss, and the Veteran's cause of death, and referred claims for service connection for headaches, memory loss, and the Veteran's cause of death to the RO.

The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2006 for the grant of service connection for high blood pressure (hypertension) and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension, as there was no evidence that his blood pressure readings predominantly met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including OSA and hypertension, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the proposed severance of service connection for rhinitis and denied service connection for hypertension. The claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and sinusitis were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain additional evidence, specifically treatment records from physicians M. Gonzalez and J. Gonzalez.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, left ear hearing loss, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral leg condition. The claim for heart disease was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, CHF as secondary to hypertension, and respiratory symptoms related to CHF. The claim for hypothyroidism was denied.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension and prostate cancer/residuals thereof was dismissed as the Veteran opted into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) review system within 60 days after issuance of a May 2025 supplemental statement of the case.

The Board denied several claims for service connection and higher ratings, granted service connection for a right knee disability and a right wrist disability as secondary to the service-connected right little finger, fifth metacarpal, degenerative arthritis, and remanded other claims.

The Board remands the claim for an eye disability to obtain a VA examination that addresses direct and secondary service connection, including the Veteran's TERA exposure.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypertension to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and a new medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right and left hand/finger disabilities, high blood pressure, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a mental health disorder, claimed as anxiety and depression, is dismissed. The claims for service connection for heart disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation with cardiac pacemaker, testicular hypofunction, and chronic pain syndrome are denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, hypertension, left elbow disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability due to a failure of the AOJ to properly assist in obtaining Reserve and/or National Guard records.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bronchitis, hypertension, a low back condition, and proctalgia fugax. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right toe metatarsalgia was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition but denied service connection for hypertension and a right shoulder condition.