The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis. The evidence did not support granting either claim.
The deciding factor: The pre-existing low back disability was not aggravated by military training, and there were no incapacitating episodes of sinusitis requiring antibiotic treatment or near constant sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disc, joint, impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19132252
What this means for you
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