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Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is remanded.

January 30, 2026Citation Nr. 26001408Docket 08-04 247va.gov source

  • hypertensionRemanded
  • tinea versicolor (initial increased rating)Remanded
  • TDIU (effective date prior to Sept 27, 2011)Remanded

Board reasoning

The Board remanded all claims to obtain additional etiological opinions and to clarify whether topical skin therapy constitutes systemic therapy, citing prior remand directives and Stegall v. West to justify continued remand. The decision emphasizes intertwined issues and the need for ACE opinions without in-person examination, and notes repeated non-compliance with remand orders, but continues to remand rather than grant or deny the claims.

Issues

  • hypertensionRemanded
  • tinea versicolor (initial increased rating)Remanded
  • TDIU (effective date prior to Sept 27, 2011)Remanded

Authorities

  • Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268cited to support remand due to noncompliance with remand orders

Extracted with gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07. Citations are kept only when they appear in the decision text.