Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cardiac disability and an initial compensable rating for hypertensive vascular disease to obtain additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further medical opinions to address the etiology of the Veteran's conditions in relation to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease, to include percutaneous coronary intervention with stent replacement, hypertensive vascular disease to include orthostatic hypotension (hypotension)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105599
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