The Board has denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected epistaxis with nasal septum perforation and secondary rhinitis, but has remanded the issue of service connection for mechanical low back pain.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show obstruction of greater than 50 percent of the nasal passage on both sides or a complete obstruction on one side due to his service-connected epistaxis.
- Claimed conditions
- epistaxis, diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, coronary heart disease, mechanical low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19179937
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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