The Board found no evidence of a current sinus condition and concluded that the veteran's service did not cause his current sinus congestion.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current sinus disorder or any relationship between the illness he had in service and later sinus problems.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus congestion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0203483
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