Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's previous opinions were found wanting due to deficiencies in addressing certain factors as directed by prior remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, right knee disorder, left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003212
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