The Veteran's headaches, abnormal menstrual cycle as secondary to gynecological disability, and increased rating for sinusitis are granted. Service connection for nausea is denied. The Veteran's hypertension is not service connected.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial supports a finding that the Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected sinusitis, leading to the grant of secondary service connection for headaches. Nausea was found to be due to non-service-connected headaches and thus denied as secondary service connection. Service connection for abnormal menstrual cycle is granted as it is secondary to the service-connected gynecological disability. The Veteran's increased rating for sinusitis is also granted. Hypertension, a chronic disease under VA regulations, is not service connected.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, abnormal menstrual cycle, nausea, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18123195
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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