The Veteran's claims for service connection for obesity and residuals of nasal septum surgery were denied. The claim for service connection for pes planus was also denied, but the Veteran received a compensable rating for tinea cruris.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that any current disabilities are related to service or due to exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Obesity, Residuals of Nasal Septum Surgery (excluding anosmia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1006806
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What this means for you
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