The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was not reopened, and his claims for increased ratings for sinusitis, residuals of nasal fracture, dermatitis of the back, and right wrist ganglion cyst were denied. The effective date for the grant of service connection for sinusitis is set at February 23, 2005.,The veteran's claim for an increase in rating for his service-connected residuals of a nasal fracture was granted with an effective date of September 20, 2002.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence has been received to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's sinusitis is not characterized by three or more incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment.,The veteran's residuals of nasal fracture do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as they are productive of only 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides, which does not warrant an increase in rating beyond 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, residuals of nasal fracture, dermatitis of the back, right wrist ganglion cyst
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0802421
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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