The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis. The issue of service connection for residuals, implant, first metatarsophalangeal joint of the left foot remains pending and will be remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on current medical evidence linking the veteran's current condition to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis, residuals, implant, first metatarsophalangeal joint of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0621235
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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