Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of kidney disease as secondary to hypertension is remanded. The Board needs more information on whether the hypertension aggravated the kidney disease.
The deciding factor: The Board remanded because the medical opinions did not address aggravation, which is necessary for a complete evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disease, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000267
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