The Veteran does not have any chronic infections for which service connection has already been established.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability resulting from an injury or disease incurred or aggravated in active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0921568
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's post-operative residuals of rhinoplasty, including chronic infections, nasal deformity, nasal airway obstruction, and loss of cartilage, are caused by VA treatment/surgery, specifically a retained suture in his nose during the June 2013 surgery. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, respiratory disorders, sleep apnea, poor circulation, chronic infections, Bell's Palsy, Dupuytren’s Contracture, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, cataracts, erectile dysfunction, a skin disorder, and plantar fasciitis, all claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The claims are remanded for further development including VA examinations.
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