Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 VA examination is found to be inadequate, and there are no other adequate medical opinions of record regarding the Veteran's claimed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107435
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.