Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to a service-connected anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder, due to inadequate VA opinions.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain adequate VA opinions addressing the aggravation prong for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, erectile dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110626
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