Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hypertension to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and obtain an adequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's October 2020 examination did not provide a direct nexus opinion, which is necessary for a complete evaluation of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086336
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