Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for a left ankle condition and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA examination reports were found to be inadequate as they contained internal inconsistencies, lacked supporting rationale, and did not address whether symptoms had resolved during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Left ankle condition, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25098955
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