The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis have been granted. The claim for left perforated ear drum has also been reopened, but the Board is remanding the issue of initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current disabilities are related to her military service and the evidence supports this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- left perforated ear drum, chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20037910
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities, and the Board has determined that a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) should be granted.
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