Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to assess the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, as the previous opinion did not address pertinent medical evidence and was based on an incorrect temporal assumption.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate VA opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and whether it was aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25002482
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