The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability aggravated his pre-existing condition, leading to current severity of the right knee disability. The Board also found that there is sufficient evidence to support a finding that obesity may have contributed to the development of hypertension due to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the service-connected right knee disability aggravated the pre-existing condition, leading to current severity of the right knee disability. The examiner also found that the service-connected right knee disability may have caused or aggravated obesity and thus contributed to the development of hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1602687
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
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