The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a septorhinoplasty and deviated septum. The RO denied this claim in January 1992, finding that the condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not show that either the claimed disorder was incurred or aggravated during service, nor does it suggest that the in-service surgery was anything other than remedial in nature.
- Claimed conditions
- septorhinoplasty, deviated septum
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0206562
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of May 12, 2022 for the grant of service connection for a deviated septum.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for chronic sinusitis and deviated septum due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's current diagnoses of chronic sinusitis are supported by service treatment records, while his deviated septum claim requires further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's deviated septum, allergic rhinitis, GERD with persistent nausea, and migraines are all granted as service-connected.,However, the Board is remanding the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral eye condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a deviated septum was dismissed. The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia and IBS received a rating of 30 percent, but no higher.
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