The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic respiratory infections (separate and distinct from sinusitis and/or allergic rhinitis) has been denied.,Service connection was granted for suppurative otitis media, but the effective date of April 8, 2019 is being considered.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had chronic respiratory infections separate from his service-connected sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic respiratory infections (separate and distinct from sinusitis and/or allergic rhinitis), suppurative otitis media
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065667
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