The Board has determined that the veteran's VA disability compensation is subject to recoupment of separation pay, and service connection for a deviated nasal septum is granted. The remaining issues are pending further review.
The deciding factor: The veteran's separation pay was properly deducted from his disability compensation as per applicable regulations. Service connection for the deviated nasal septum has been established based on evidence showing its onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated nasal septum, maxillary sinusitis, degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine with radiculopathy and ulnar neuropathy, residuals of right ankle sprain with degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0008038
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Denied
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