The veteran's orthostatic hypotension is not considered a result of VA treatment, and the Board has denied her claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The VA cardiologist opined that the veteran's current orthostatic hypotension was coincidental with her previous use of monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) treatment, which had long been removed from her system and unlikely to cause her current problems.
- Claimed conditions
- orthostatic hypotension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0108541
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for orthostatic hypotension as there were no current symptoms of the condition on examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic renal disease, diabetic retinopathy, kidney transplant, and orthostatic hypotension to schedule VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and orthostatic hypotension to obtain new VA medical opinions addressing their relationship to service-connected PTSD.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for orthostatic hypotension, finding a causal relationship to the Veteran's military service.
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