Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The opinion provided by the July 2024 VA examiner was found insufficient to address the theory of secondary service connection and aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109141
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