Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to obtain a new medical opinion considering the Veteran's specific toxic exposure risk activities.
The deciding factor: The previous examination was found insufficient as it did not address the Veteran's specific TERA and the temporal gap between his exposure and diagnosis of hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107187
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