The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his deviated nasal septum and remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of injury to the little finger on the left hand, including arthritis, and for a sinus condition. The appeals are now pending again due to additional development needed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected deviated septum did not cause at least 50 percent obstruction of both nasal passages or complete obstruction in one side throughout the period on appeal, thus preventing him from receiving a compensable rating for his deviated septum. The claims for residuals of injury to the little finger and sinus condition are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their relationship to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated nasal septum, sinus condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22052550
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examination provided in April 2024 was inadequate for adjudication purposes and remands the case for a new examination to determine if the Veteran's sinus condition is related to his military service.
- 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.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability, meeting the schedular criteria for a TDIU throughout the appeal period. However, conflicting work history makes it impossible to determine his employment status during the period on appeal.
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