The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and evaluations of his knee, shoulder, and back conditions. The deviated nasal septum was found to be developmental in nature and not related to service. The degenerative joint diseases were evaluated at 10% each.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established as the veteran's deviated nasal septum is a developmental defect rather than a disease or injury incurred during service. The knee, shoulder, and back conditions are rated based on their current functional impairment without additional consideration of exposure to specific hazards.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated nasal septum, degenerative joint disease of left shoulder, degenerative joint disease of right knee, degenerative joint disease of left knee, lumbar paravertebral fibromyositis with sacroiliitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0208282
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- Granted
The Veteran's deviated nasal septum was granted service connection. The claims for anxiety and sleep disturbance, erectile dysfunction, headaches, acid reflux, hypertension (high blood pressure), irritable bowel syndrome, and jaw condition were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's deviated nasal septum, finding that there were no compensable symptoms and that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability, meeting the schedular criteria for a TDIU throughout the appeal period. However, conflicting work history makes it impossible to determine his employment status during the period on appeal.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected deviated nasal septum did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating, as it did not result in 50-percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side. Therefore, the appeal is denied.
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