Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of pulmonary embolism, including as secondary to hypertension. The decision was made because the medical opinions did not adequately address whether the condition was aggravated by hypertension or caused by toxic exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the medical opinions lacked sufficient rationale regarding the aggravation and causation of the pulmonary embolism.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary embolism
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005137
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