The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, hypertension, and heart condition are all found to be related to service.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's GERD as secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea.,A compensable initial evaluation for the Veteran's left foot fracture prior to February 22, 2016, and an evaluation in excess of 20 percent thereafter are also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability had its onset or is otherwise related to active duty service.,The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's hypertension and heart condition are proximately due to his service-connected sleep apnea.,The VA examiner provided an opinion that the Veteran's GERD was secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, hypertension, heart condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1732414
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