The veteran's claims for increased ratings were granted, with the exception of the claim for rhinitis which was not addressed due to lack of medical evidence. The other conditions received a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the current medical evidence did not provide sufficient information to rate the veteran's rhinitis condition based on percentage of obstruction of nasal passage, and thus granted service connection for PTSD, spondylosis L-5 and spondylolisthesis L5-S1, and post traumatic head injury with diminished level of arousal, transient neurological complaints, and headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), spondylosis L-5 and spondylolisthesis L5-S1, rhinitis, post traumatic head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0104831
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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 multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, elbows condition, cervical condition, erectile dysfunction, kidney condition, sleep apnea, wrists condition, asthma, shoulders condition, ankles condition, eye condition (bilateral dry macular degeneration), peripheral vascular disease (heart condition), and rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical strain and denied service connection for rhinitis.
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