The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bronchitis, pneumonia, and COPD, as well as his requests for increased ratings for maxillary sinusitis with allergic rhinitis and deviated nasal septum. The effective date of TDIU was also not granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a direct link between the veteran's current disabilities and service, nor could it be determined that any new evidence had been submitted to reopen his previously denied claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchitis, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, deviated nasal septum
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0001577
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What this means for you
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