Service connection is granted for HTN and left hip degenerative changes, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.,No current disorder manifested by vertigo/dizziness was found. Service connection is denied for this condition.,Tension headaches are not related to service or exposure to toxins/undiagnosed illness. Service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's HTN and left hip degenerative changes had their onset during service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.,No current disorder manifested by vertigo/dizziness was found since the Veteran's service discharge many years earlier. The VA examiner concluded there is no evidence to support a current diagnosis.,The VA examiner noted that tension headaches are not related to service or exposure to toxins/undiagnosed illness, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension (HTN), Left hip degenerative changes, Vertigo/dizziness, Tension headaches, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Cardiovascular disorder, Sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1438688
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