The Veteran's claims for service connection for a breathing disability, deviated nasal septum, back disability, and left hip disability are remanded due to insufficient development of the evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not substantial compliance with previous remand directives regarding the Veteran's reports of past back symptoms and treatment, necessitating further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Breathing disability (including a sinus disability and COPD), Deviated nasal septum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22031387
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- Partly granted
The Board granted entitlement to TDIU from January 23, 2015 to October 16, 2017 based on the aggregate impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluding substantially gainful employment. The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), finding the evidence persuasively weighs against any relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis and service connection for a deviated nasal septum.
- Denied
The Veteran's deviated nasal septum does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as it does not result in 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or total obstruction on one side.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including allergic rhinitis, deviated nasal septum, sleep apnea, and sinusitis. The Veteran's current knee and ankle disabilities were also not found to be related to service.
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