The Veteran's claim for service connection of a traumatic deviated septum was denied because the condition did not begin during active service and is not related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's traumatic deviated septum began during active service or is related to any in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic deviated septum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003965
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Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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