The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle disability, right hip disability, peripheral vestibular disorder, diverticulitis, migraine headache disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea are proximately caused by his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The central issue is whether the Veteran's currently claimed disabilities were caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. The evidence supports a link between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his currently claimed right ankle disability, right hip disability, PVD, diverticulitis, migraine headaches, and sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, right hip disability, peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD), diverticulitis, migraine headache disorder, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23007917
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