The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a blowout fracture and service connection for chronic sinusitis and bronchitis, finding that neither condition was shown to be related to service or secondary to another service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a higher evaluation for the veteran's service-connected right eye disorder with diplopia and headaches. For his claimed chronic sinusitis and bronchitis, the Board found insufficient evidence linking these conditions to service or to his service-connected residuals of a blowout fracture or deviated nasal septum.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a blowout fracture of the right orbit with diplopia and headaches, Chronic sinusitis, Bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0109220
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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