Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of hypertension, right hip disability, and mastodynia.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain TERA-specific examinations and opinions due to the Veteran's participation in a toxic exposure risk activity under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, right hip disability (arthritis and Paget's disease), mastodynia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25001573
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