Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA hypertension examination to determine the level of severity associated with the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The RO did not afford the Veteran a VA examination prior to denying his claim, and recent evidence suggests an increase in the severity of his hypertension that should have warranted such an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106447
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