The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and requested additional evidence. The VA is required to ensure all notification and development action under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 is completed.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to reopen the claim for postoperative deviated nasal septum, and the veteran's claims for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine and neck condition secondary to right knee disability were denied as they did not meet the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative deviated nasal septum, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, neck condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0117612
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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 the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a back condition, right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, neck condition, upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral flatfoot, right foot plantar fasciitis, and right ankle pain, as the current evidence is inadequate to make a decision.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a back condition, neck condition, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include insomnia disorder. The claims for the remaining conditions were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's asthma with sinusitis, but denied service connection for a low back sprain and plantar fasciitis. The claim for a neck condition was dismissed.
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