Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, peptic ulcers, prostate cancer, and valvular heart disease due to inadequate VA examinations that did not consider the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA examinations were found inadequate as they did not properly address the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures including his exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, peptic ulcers, claimed as gastric ulcers, prostate cancer, valvular heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098213
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