The veteran's claims for service connection for deviated septum, status post rhinoplasty and hepatitis B were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim. The claim for service connection for PTSD and hepatitis C was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for deviated septum, status post rhinoplasty and hepatitis B, as there was no current diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to service. The claim for PTSD and hepatitis C were remanded due to additional development needed.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated septum, status post rhinoplasty, hepatitis B, hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0903712
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and denied compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, hypothyroidism, and hypertension.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hepatitis C, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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