The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder was denied, but reopened due to new evidence. The Board found no evidence of current disability or relationship to in-service injury.,Service connection for sinusitis was also denied as there is no evidence it began during active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's degenerative joint disease was not shown to have begun during service and the VA examiner opined that it is less likely related to an in-service injury.,There is no evidence of sinusitis beginning during service, and the Board found no relationship between current symptoms and service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Back Disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"current_diagnosis":"Degenerative Joint Disease"}, {"condition_name":"Sinus Disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"current_diagnosis":"Sinusitis"}, {"condition_name":"Dental Disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"current_diagnosis":null}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143497
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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