Hypertension (high blood pressure) — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea with nocturnal hypoxia, hypertension, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension, pleurisy, bilateral elbows, sinusitis, and rhinitis was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for cardiomyopathy and heart murmur with coronary artery disease, denied a compensable rating for hypertension, and denied an increased rating for degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for a thyroid disability, including thyroid nodular disease, and an initial compensable rating for GERD with hiatal hernia.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, including carpal tunnel syndrome, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, left eye, left elbow, left hip, left shoulder, hemorrhoids, headaches, back, neck, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and prediabetes.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and an initial 20 percent rating for hypertension, while remanding the claim for a left wrist condition.

The claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and adequate VA medical examinations.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension because the January 2025 VA opinion was inadequate and did not address aggravation.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension was dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction. The appeals for service connection for anxiety and depression, and muscle atrophy were denied.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, for purposes of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), as further development is necessary.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension from August 10, 2022, under the PACT Act. The claim for a thyroid disability was denied.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied service connection for migraines, GERD, IBS, and hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension to the AOJ for further development, as the AOJ failed to substantially comply with the Board's May 2025 remand instructions.

The appeal is remanded to obtain an opinion as to whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC, given that he has been in need of personal care services for at least six continuous months based on an inability to perform certain ADLs.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches and an initial rating of 10 percent for hypertension, effective from November 24, 2023. The claim for generalized anxiety with agoraphobia and claustrophobia was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Vietnam. The claims for service connection for GERD, right knee disability, left knee disability, low back disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability were remanded for further development.

The appeal was dismissed due to an administrative error in docketing the case.

The Board denied an initial rating greater than 50 percent for generalized anxiety disorder and remanded the claim for service connection for hypertension.

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

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that hypertension had onset in service and was present continuously from separation.