Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension to ensure a VA examination is conducted and that the record fully develops potential herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: Remand necessary due to lack of medical opinion on etiology and proper development of herbicide exposure claims.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094232
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