The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, an eating disorder/obesity, a left knee disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been denied. However, the claims for these conditions have been reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.,Service connection has been granted for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The new evidence does not provide sufficient information to establish service connection for headaches as there is no indication of a current disability or a link between the condition and service. The other claims have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence that supports the possibility of service connection.,Service connection has been granted for hypertension based on its onset during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, Eating Disorder/Obesity, Left Knee Disorder (Osteoarthritis), Hypertension, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder and Binge Eating Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18158844
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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