Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for OCD was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the claims for service connection for hypertension and a sleep impairment disorder were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and sleep impairment disorder(s).
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Hypertension, Sleep Impairment Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018393
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