The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum, residuals of a head injury (including headaches), psychiatric disability, fatigue, sleep impairment, hair loss, muscle and joint pain, and skin disability. The veteran was also denied the opportunity to reopen his claim for a deviated septum but allowed him to reopen his claim for residuals of a head injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between any of the claimed conditions and the veteran's period of active service or show that they were aggravated by such service. Additionally, while new evidence was submitted regarding the head injury, it was determined to be material.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated septum, residuals of a head injury (including headaches), psychiatric disability, fatigue, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, sleep impairment, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, hair loss, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, muscle and joint pain, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, skin disability, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0812992
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of May 12, 2022 for the grant of service connection for a deviated septum.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of fees from past due benefits awarded in November 2024, as the decision was an initial decision on a new claim seeking increased rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a back disability, hand warts, and psychiatric disability due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's reports regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for chronic sinusitis and deviated septum due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's current diagnoses of chronic sinusitis are supported by service treatment records, while his deviated septum claim requires further development.
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