The Veteran's deviated nasal septum and associated chronic rhinitis have been rated as a single disability since March 6, 2009. A separate compensable rating of 10 percent for anosmia (loss of sense of smell) due to the deviated nasal septum has also been granted effective February 25, 2014.,The Veteran's earlier claims for increased ratings have been considered and are intertwined with these decisions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's deviated nasal septum and associated conditions meet the criteria for separate compensable disability ratings under the applicable VA rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated nasal septum, chronic rhinitis, hyposmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1539913
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and chronic fatigue syndrome as there is no evidence of a current disability in the record.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's deviated nasal septum, finding that there were no compensable symptoms and that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's deviated nasal septum was granted service connection. The claims for anxiety and sleep disturbance, erectile dysfunction, headaches, acid reflux, hypertension (high blood pressure), irritable bowel syndrome, and jaw condition were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their claims for service connection for chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
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