The Veteran's tension headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus and unspecified anxiety disorder.,Prostate cancer, kidney condition, and bladder condition are all remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their relationship to exposure at Camp Lejeune.,Back disability is granted as secondary to service-connected left knee degenerative joint disease (left knee disability).,Right hip disability and left hip disability are both remanded as they may be related to service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tension headaches were found to be proximately due to his service-connected tinnitus and unspecified anxiety disorder.,Prostate cancer, kidney condition, and bladder condition are all remanded for further evaluation regarding their relationship to exposure at Camp Lejeune.,Back disability was found to be related to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.,Right hip disability and left hip disability were both remanded as they may be related to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension Headaches, Prostate Cancer, Kidney Condition, Bladder Condition, Colon Cancer, Back Disability, Right Hip Disability, Left Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000647
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