An increased rating of 50 percent is granted for maxillary sinusitis, effective prior to July 7, 2011. The Veteran's deviated septum with septoplasty remains rated at 30 percent.,Service connection for a bilateral eye disability and TDIU are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support service connection for the claimed bilateral eye disability due to lack of competent medical evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Maxillary Sinusitis, Deviated Nasal Septum with Residuals of Septoplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20023256
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The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and back conditions, precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to July 9, 2018.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful occupation prior to June 1, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for PTSD, finding new and material evidence. The claims for service connection for lower back pain, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes, migraines, tinnitus, and maxillary sinusitis have been granted.
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