The Veteran's headaches are secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The Board finds that the Veteran's left knee and bilateral hip disabilities are secondary to his service-connected low back disability, while his right hand disability is aggravated by combat operations during the Panama conflict.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted on a secondary basis for headaches due to service-connected PTSD. Left knee and bilateral hip disabilities found to be secondary to service-connected low back disability. Right hand disability found to be aggravated in service due to combat operations during the Panama conflict.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, Degenerative disc disease, lumbosacral spine, L5-S1 with bilateral spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis, Left knee disability, Bilateral hip disability, Residuals of fractures of the right mid tibia and fibula, Right hand disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1021581
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