Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a heart condition to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA clinician regarding whether the Veteran's current heart condition is related to service, including in-service treatment for hypertension.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence exists to determine if the Veteran's heart condition is directly related to his military service due to the lack of a medical nexus opinion addressing this specific issue.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, stable angina, arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), congestive heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, palpitations
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111068
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