The Board found that the veteran's hypertension did not have its onset during service or within one year of separation, and thus denied his claim for service connection. The Board also found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's current nasal injury to service, and therefore denied his claim for residuals of a nasal injury.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show any indication of hypertension during service or within one year after separation, and there is no competent medical evidence linking it to service. The veteran's current nasal condition does not appear to be related to an in-service injury as the earliest reference to sinus problems was several years post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Residuals of a Nasal Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2002
- Citation
- 0202881
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