The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, including sinusitis and/or allergic rhinitis, is denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the claimed conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the claim. Service connection for migraine headaches is remanded as there is evidence of in-service migraine headaches and post-service evidence of migraine headaches.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran has had a respiratory disorder, including sinusitis and/or allergic rhinitis, at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim. The Board concluded that service connection must be denied due to lack of current diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19139737
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