Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, left and right ankle disabilities, and left and right foot disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions addressing secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to inadequate VA medical opinions that did not address the claim on a secondary basis as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left foot disability, right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018616
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