The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for postoperative deviated nasal septum, which was previously denied in August 1994.
The deciding factor: Evidence submitted since the last denial indicates a pre-existing condition (deviated nasal septum) that improved with surgery during service and is now claimed as due to exposure or injury unrelated to service. The evidence supports reopening of the claim based on new material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative deviated nasal septum
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2003
- Citation
- 0332409
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