Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Board dismissed several claims for service connection and a higher rating, including those for hypothyroidism, right achilles tendon strain, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension but denied service connection for a left thigh skin disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), and allergic rhinitis, as well as an initial compensable disability rating for sarcoidosis.

The Veteran's service connection for sleep apnea was granted, while the initial evaluation for his hypertension was denied. An effective date of September 20, 2023, was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not show that she was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, both of which are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Korea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus and entitlement to service connection for hypertension due to lack of evidence supporting a diagnosis of hypertension and no communication indicating intent to apply for benefits prior to July 17, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, but remanded the claims for headaches, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, lung disorder, erectile dysfunction, bilateral shoulder disorders, bilateral knee disorders, and bilateral ankle disorders.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and sleep apnea, while denying service connection for proteinuria. Hematuria was previously denied but is now granted on appeal. The claims for fatigue, angioedema, and hypertension are remanded.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a direct basis as due to herbicide agent exposure, effective from August 10, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to March 25, 2019, due to insufficient evidence and inadequate medical opinions.

All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic right ankle sprain, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The appeal for a higher rating for the service-connected low back disability was denied, while appeals for other conditions were dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a gastrointestinal condition, as the probative evidence did not show that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain disability, based on private medical opinions that established a causal relationship.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a non-presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure, but dismissed the claim for diabetes mellitus (DM) as it was already granted in an earlier decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including residuals of fragment wounds left thigh and both buttocks with retained metallic fragments, right lower extremity scar, left lower extremity scars, painful fragment wound scars, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ischemic heart disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral cataracts and left knee disability, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and STD. The effective date for hypertension was also denied as earlier than September 8, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including residuals of fragment wounds left thigh and both buttocks with retained metallic fragments, right lower extremity scar, left lower extremity scars, painful fragment wound scars, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ischemic heart disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and hypertension.