The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to presumed herbicide exposure. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hyperhidrosis or any other sweating disability, and his GERD and hiatal hernia are also denied.
The deciding factor: Hypertension was found to be related to in-service herbicide agent exposure, while the Veteran's hyperhidrosis is not supported by medical evidence. The VA examination did not find a current diagnosis of hyperhidrosis or any other sweating disability.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernia, degenerative joint disease and osteoarthritis (claimed as painful joints), cervical strain, degenerative arthritis of the spine (claimed as low back condition), right inguinal hernia, pseudophakia, right eye; incipient cataract, left eye; refraction error (claimed as vision loss), varicocele (right testicle condition/testicular hydrocele, right side), carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19116390
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