The Board has vacated the portion of its September 10, 2019 decision that denied entitlement to service connection for heart disorder, OSA, right knee disorder, and migraine headaches. The issues are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's prescribed opioid medications were linked to higher sugar intake that contributed to obesity, which may be an 'intermediate step' between a service-connected disability and a current disability that may be service- connected on a secondary basis under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(a).
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), right knee disorder, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194020
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