The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by nosebleeds, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of sinusitis is not related to his active duty service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions established that the Veteran’s sinusitis did not begin during service and was not related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- nosebleeds
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19166815
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- Granted
The Board granted compensation and service connection for various conditions, including those under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lumbar spondylosis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hip strain, nosebleeds, allergic rhinitis, and traumatic brain injury as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not obtaining a VA examination that addresses whether the Veteran's symptoms of nosebleeds, chest pain, fatigue, extremity swelling, and headaches are signs or symptoms of a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic gastritis, weight loss, loss of appetite, and nosebleeds as the evidence did not support a connection to the Veteran's active duty service.
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