Granted
The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's deviated nasal septum, finding that it was due to trauma and had manifested with 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in at least relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's deviated nasal septum was due to trauma and has manifested with 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated nasal septum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100547
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