The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a low back disability and denied service connection for an upper respiratory disability, sinusitis, to include allergic rhinitis, and hypertension. The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented since the previous denial of the low back disability claim was found to be new and material, while there was no competent medical evidence supporting a current diagnosis for an upper respiratory disability or sinusitis, and the hypertension was not related to service or secondary to PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Upper respiratory disability, Sinusitis, to include allergic rhinitis, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0907169
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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