The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, bilateral knee disability, headaches, cardiac disease, and memory loss due to insufficient information in the record.,The Veteran's DM is being remanded as there was no consideration of his lifestyle and diet during service or exposure to environmental hazards while serving in Southwest Asia.,The Veteran's bilateral knee disability is being remanded because the examiner did not consider the February 1993 report indicating degenerative joint disease, nor the Veteran’s history of knee pain since service.,The Veteran's headaches are being remanded due to insufficient consideration of his reported history and March 2015 VA treatment record.,The Veteran's CAD is being remanded as there was no consideration of his lifestyle and diet during service or exposure to environmental hazards while serving in the Persian Gulf War.,The Veteran's memory loss is being remanded due to insufficient consideration of his other diagnosed conditions.
The deciding factor: More information is needed regarding the etiology of each condition, including considering the Veteran’s history and any relevant medical records not yet obtained.,The examiner did not adequately consider the Veteran’s lifestyle and diet during service or exposure to environmental hazards while serving in Southwest Asia.,The examiner did not adequately address the Veteran's report of knee pain since service and his February 1993 report indicating degenerative joint disease.,The examiner did not adequately consider the March 2015 VA treatment record regarding the Veteran’s headaches, which suggested a possible link to an in-service accident.,The examiner did not adequately address whether the Veteran's CAD is related to his lifestyle and diet during service or exposure to environmental hazards while serving in the Persian Gulf War.,The examiner did not consider the Veteran's history of other diagnosed conditions when evaluating the etiology of his memory loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type II, Bilateral Knee Disability including Degenerative Arthritis, Headaches, Cardiac Disease including Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Memory Loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193181
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