The Board found that the Veteran's chronic sinus disability did not manifest during his active duty service and denied service connection for this condition. The claim for left-sided neuropathy is being remanded.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic sinus disability during the Veteran's active duty service, and the Veteran did not provide credible testimony linking his current symptoms to any injury or event in service.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus problems, left-sided neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1135612
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