The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a head injury, including cognitive disorders and memory dysfunction, are service-connected. The mental disorder to include PTSD is not service-connected. Asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux disease, hypertension, and fibromyalgia are also not service-connected as secondary to any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiner's opinion supported the veteran's claim for residuals of a head injury, while the private treating physician's opinion was adopted by the RO in denying claims for mental disorders, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux disease, hypertension, and fibromyalgia as secondary to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of head injury, cognitive disorder not otherwise specified (COS), memory dysfunction, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux disease, hypertension, fibromyalgia, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0430672
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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