The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder claimed as PTSD, and did not assign a compensable disability rating for maxillary sinusitis or seasonal allergic rhinitis.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of record showing the presence of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression. Maxillary sinusitis and seasonal allergic rhinitis were found to be non-compensably disabling based on current medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder Other Than Depression, Maxillary Sinusitis, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1014072
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