Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension due to a need for an independent medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's in-service blood pressure readings and notations indicate that he had hypertension during service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence through a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's hypertension manifested during service, given the presence of elevated blood pressure readings and notations in his service medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25001585
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