The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a sinus condition and infectious hepatitis, as well as his request for an increased disability rating for his tonsillectomy. The evidence submitted since the July 1991 denial was found to be new but not material, and there is no current evidence supporting a compensable disability rating for his tonsillectomy.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service records do not show any in-service diagnosis or treatment related to sinus condition or infectious hepatitis. The VA examinations did not find any residuals from the in-service conditions. For the tonsillectomy, there is no current evidence of chronic laryngitis or other compensable disability.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus condition, infectious hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2005
- Citation
- 0509439
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- Denied
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- Granted
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