Hypertension (high blood pressure) Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease with valve replacement residuals is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for hypertension on a direct basis is denied as there was no evidence of the condition during active service or within one year after separation. The claims for recurrent gastrointestinal disability and erectile dysfunction are remanded.

The Board has determined that new evidence submitted by the Veteran since the October 2025 rating decision is not considered relevant or new, and thus denies the appeal to readjudicate service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because his VA Form 9 was not timely filed within 60 days of receiving the January 2018 Statement of the Case (SOC). The Board found that the SOC was properly mailed to the Veteran and his representative at their known addresses.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of DMII, hypertension, heart palpitations, and sleep apnea are remanded due to a duty to assist error in the left knee claim. The AOJ must obtain an opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to service or pre-existed service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on hypertension, Parkinson's disease, and Lewy body dementia have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for brucellosis and related secondary conditions must be remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in the initial rating decisions. The Veteran was exposed to Southwest Asia during his military service, but the medical opinion provided did not adequately address this exposure.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as his service-connected PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating, and he failed to establish service connection for hypertension, headaches, sleep apnea, neck condition, or knee conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension was evaluated and found not to meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating, as it did not have diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more. The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 0 percent, as the evidence does not show that his hearing acuity has worsened since a prior examination in January 2023.,For migraine headaches, the Veteran was found to have characteristic prostrating attacks averaging once per month over the last several months, warranting a noncompensable rating.

The Veteran's hypertension was evaluated at a 10 percent rating, but the Board found that his blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a result of the PACT Act, but his claim prior to the enactment of the act remains pending and requires further examination.

The appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss has been withdrawn and is therefore dismissed. The Veteran's claims for back condition, hypertension, and right knee condition have all been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his hypertension and cardiomyopathy were related to his active service, including exposure to toxic substances during TERA. The Board also found that these conditions contributed to his death.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss, but has remanded the claim of service connection for a thyroid condition.

The decision grants the restoration of service connection for hypertension. The Board has remanded cases regarding low back disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability due to procedural errors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue, hypertension (high blood pressure), right knee pain with limitation, and tinnitus due to insufficient efforts made by VA to schedule examinations.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, leading to their dismissal.

The Veteran withdrew all pending appeals, including those for initial compensable rating for sensorineural hearing loss and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), coronary heart disease, hypertension, left and right sciatic radulopathy pain and hypoesthesia of the lower extremities, and restless leg syndrome, left and right legs.

The Veteran's hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder (including alcohol use disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptoms disorder and depressive disorder), lateral epicondylitis of the right elbow, left wrist pain with carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist pain with carpal tunnel syndrome, sleep apnea, tension headaches, and chronic bronchitis have been granted service connection.,The Veteran's chronic bronchitis was not manifest during service and is not related to his active service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions was dismissed due to procedural defects in filing the VA Form 10182.,Service connection claims for various conditions were denied as the appeals were filed after the decisions became final.