Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of hypertension, considering it secondary to PTSD and medication side effects. The VA needs to gather more medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the veteran's PTSD aggravated her hypertension or if her medication caused it.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004992
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