The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory condition, including nasopharyngitis, finding that there is not sufficient evidence to show that his current condition is related to his service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current sinus allergies and his in-service treatment for nasopharyngitis and pneumonia.
- Claimed conditions
- nasopharyngitis, chronic sinus allergies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18147486
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for nasopharyngitis has been dismissed due to his death.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's nasopharyngitis, which is characterized by one or two incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment. The rating for residuals of rheumatic fever remains at noncompensable (0 percent) as there is no evidence of valvular disease.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for Dengue fever and granted service connection. The claims for nasopharyngitis and sinusitis were also granted.
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