Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Inadequate medical opinions were provided regarding the etiology of the Veteran's conditions due to inaccurate factual premises or insufficient consideration of in-service toxic exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease (left lower extremity), Peripheral vascular disease (right lower extremity), Hypertension, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015632
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