The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic sinus and skin disabilities, finding that there is no current evidence of such conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no current evidence of a chronic sinus or skin disability in the record, and any previous symptoms were not linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinus disability, chronic skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0204216
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for a 30% disability rating for chronic sinus disability was granted effective June 24, 2024. The appeal is mixed as some issues were granted and others denied.,An earlier effective date of September 6, 2023, was granted for the award of a 30% disability rating for chronic sinus disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic sinus disability and an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for migraines, and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of a chronic sinus disability, including sinusitis and rhinitis, based on exposure to burn pits during his service in Iraq is granted. The effective date is August 5, 2021.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 USC Chapter 17 for headaches, chronic sinus disability, angina, psychiatric disability, and right ankle disability. The evidence did not show a current disability or a causal relationship to service.
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