The Board has determined that the veteran's bone disorder, diagnosed as osteopenia and osteoporosis, is proximately due to or the result of medication (Dilantin) for a service-connected seizure disorder.
The deciding factor: VA notified the veteran of the evidence needed to substantiate his claims, explained who was responsible for submitting such evidence, and obtained all other necessary evidence. The medical extracts indicate that osteopenia and osteoporosis are associated with phenytoin (Dilantin) therapy due to its interference with vitamin D metabolism.
- Claimed conditions
- Bone Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0533580
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What this means for you
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