The Veteran's request to reopen and readjudicate the claim for service connection for sinusitis / allergic rhinitis was denied.,Service connection for recurrent tinnitus is granted, but an effective date prior to January 29, 2018, for the assignment of a 20 percent disability rating for right acromioclavicular degenerative joint disease remains denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since April 1986 did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the underlying claims for service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis. The Veteran's tinnitus was found to be less likely related to his noise exposure during active-duty service.,An effective date prior to January 29, 2018, for the award of a 20 percent rating for right shoulder disability is denied because no increase in disability occurred within one year prior to the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis / allergic rhinitis, recurrent tinnitus, right acromioclavicular degenerative joint disease (ACDJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001378
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to obtain an adequate medical opinion on whether the Veteran's recurrent tinnitus is proximately due or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises prior to his death, granting entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status for accrued purposes.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for recurrent tinnitus due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring further development and examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.
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