The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a sinus disability. The veteran was previously denied service connection in October 1998, but with the submission of additional evidence indicating chronic sinusitis and possible exposure during service, the claim is now reopened.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes VA and private treatment records showing current chronic sinusitis and a possibility that live adenovirus vaccine exposure during service may have contributed to the veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0116415
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