The Board has determined that the veteran's current hypoventilation with pulmonary hypertension and heart failure were aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disorder, warranting secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions indicated that the veteran's use of Valium to treat his service-connected psychiatric disorder aggravated his hypoventilation and related disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- hypoxemia, hypoventilation with pulmonary hypertension and heart failure
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0001389
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What this means for you
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