The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a deviated septum and Lyme disease, as well as her claim for an initial evaluation for her right foot disability. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show current disabilities related to the claimed conditions or demonstrate that they were incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated septum, Lyme disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0021589
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a deviated septum and right wrist pain, while denying service connection for sleep apnea. The decision also addressed various rating issues and effective dates.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, a deviated septum, and GERD as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder. The claim for hypothyroidism was remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for deviated septum, as he is already receiving the maximum rating provided under Diagnostic Code 6502.
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