The Veteran's appeals seeking service connection for a left great toe disability and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis are dismissed. Service connection is granted for sinusitis, but denied for bronchitis. A 10 percent rating is granted for restless leg syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Board found no current evidence of chronic conditions such as chronic sinusitis or chronic bronchitis and thus did not grant service connection for these issues. The Veteran's symptoms of restless leg syndrome were considered, but the preponderance of the evidence was against a diagnosis of chronic bronchitis.
- Claimed conditions
- left great toe disability, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, restless leg syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19140255
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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