The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis and for increased ratings for anesthesia of the left inferior nerve with chronic facial pain (cephalalgia) at the left zygomatic arch and a surgical repair site for a left oral antral fistula, as well as for depressive disorder. The evidence did not support current diagnoses or show that these conditions were related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical records showed no current diagnosis of chronic sinusitis and insufficient evidence linking the veteran's symptoms to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, anesthesia of the left inferior nerve with chronic facial pain (cephalalgia) at the left zygomatic arch and a surgical repair site for a left oral antral fistula, depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0012784
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and denied compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, hypothyroidism, and hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, characterized as depressive disorder, effective May 1, 2017.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity to ensure compliance with its previous remand directives.
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