The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, right lung granuloma, and hypertension as secondary to medication for sinusitis. The Board found that sinusitis clearly existed prior to service and did not undergo an increase in severity during service. The right lung granuloma was not related to active military service or a service-connected disability. Hypertension is presumed not to have been incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current diagnoses of sinusitis, right lung granuloma, and hypertension were not shown to be related to her military service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Sinusitis","claimed_as":"Respiratory condition"}, {"condition_name":"Right lung granuloma","claimed_as":null}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","claimed_as":"Secondary to medication for sinusitis"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0628212
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