The Veteran's deviated nasal septum was diagnosed in service and is present currently, warranting service connection.,The Veteran's bruxism developed secondary to her service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified bipolar disorder, warranting service connection for this condition as well.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided support the findings that the Veteran's deviated nasal septum was incurred in service and is present currently, while her bruxism is a symptom of her service-connected psychiatric conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated nasal septum, bruxism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20078705
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- Granted
The Veteran's deviated nasal septum was granted service connection. The claims for anxiety and sleep disturbance, erectile dysfunction, headaches, acid reflux, hypertension (high blood pressure), irritable bowel syndrome, and jaw condition were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's deviated nasal septum, finding that there were no compensable symptoms and that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Partly granted
The claims for service connection for hypertension, back pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, and left knee pain have been readjudicated. The claim for sleep apnea has also been readjudicated.,Service connection has been granted for a neck condition, back pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bruxism, and vertigo.
- Granted
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