The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, to include as secondary conditions, due to deficiencies in previous medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions were found inadequate because they relied on the absence of a diagnosis or did not address all elements of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023213
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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