The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of an oral fistula and deterioration of the jawbone. However, it has reopened and found a well-grounded claim for service connection for maxillary sinusitis.
The deciding factor: New evidence presented supports a plausible claim for maxillary sinusitis, but does not provide sufficient evidence to reopen claims for other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an oral fistula, deterioration of the jawbone, maxillary sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0021756
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What this means for you
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