Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension, including as secondary to panic disorder with agoraphobia and claustrophobia or lumbosacral strain, due to an inadequate examination.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examination was inadequate because it did not provide separate opinions on causation and aggravation by the service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25012011
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