The veteran's deviated septum and gingivitis are not service-connected.,Polyarthralgia is presumed to be an undiagnosed illness resulting from Gulf War service, but night sweats were not found. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was granted effective October 31, 2003.,The veteran's left nose scar residuals have a current evaluation of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show any evidence of nasal trauma or other conditions that would support service connection for the deviated septum and gingivitis. The polyarthralgia was presumed to be due to Gulf War service, but there is no objective evidence of night sweats.,The veteran's undiagnosed illness resulting from Gulf War service was found to meet criteria for service connection. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was granted effective October 31, 2003, as the claim was reopened on new evidence. The current evaluation is based on the veteran's symptoms and functional limitations.,The left nose scar residuals have been rated at 10 percent since November 1, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated nasal septum, gingivitis, polyarthralgia (undiagnosed illness), night sweats (undiagnosed illness)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2007
- Citation
- 0733643
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- 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.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gingivitis as there is no evidence of a compensable dental disability.
- 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.
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