Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's hypertension is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 examination report did not provide a sufficient opinion on whether the Veteran's hypertension was aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus, which is required for a complete secondary service connection analysis.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093587
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