The Board remands the claim for service connection of high blood pressure to obtain an examination and medical opinion regarding whether it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: Remand required due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran was not afforded an examination or medical opinion despite having a current diagnosis of hypertension and service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- high blood pressure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25024222
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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