Hypertension (high blood pressure) — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for an inguinal hernia and remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, a skin condition, suspicious nevus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing one appeal and remanding others.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a compensable rating for chronic epididymitis, finding no evidence of these conditions during or shortly after the Veteran's active duty service.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.

The Board granted a disability rating of 10 percent from November 22, 2024 for the service-connected hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, a heart condition, hypertension, a kidney condition, and obstructive sleep apnea as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions or that they are etiologically linked to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and hypertensive kidney disease due to duty to assist errors in not obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for heart condition, hypertension, and residuals prostate cancer on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.

The Board granted readjudication of the previously disallowed claim for service connection for hypertension based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded entitlement to service connection under a theory other than presumptive service connection prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, type II, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, asthma/lung disease, vision disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, leukocytosis, kidney disease/kidney stones, enlarged prostate, sleep apnea, rheumatoid arthritis, lumbar spine disability, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain a new medical opinion due to errors in previous examinations.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's hypertension, but no higher.

The Board granted service connection for panic disorder, OSA, and hypertension as secondary to a service-connected condition. The claim for diabetes mellitus was denied.

The Board granted a restoration of the separate 10 percent rating for vertigo, an earlier effective date for service connection for vertigo and migraines, and a 30 percent rating for hypothyroidism with heart murmur. The decision also denied an earlier effective date for hypertension and remanded claims for obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and individual unemployability.

The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.

The Board denied a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD, granted an earlier effective date of August 14, 2024, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD, and denied other claims including entitlement to an effective date prior to April 3, 2025, for the grant of a 100 percent rating evaluation for CAD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and a psychiatric disability, to include unspecified adjustment disorder, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as further development is needed.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and voiding dysfunction as residuals of a stroke, and granted initial ratings for the back disability, left shoulder disability, and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The claims for earlier effective dates for hypertension and stroke were denied.