Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of a respiratory disability, including residuals of deviated nasal septum and sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and rhinitis, as secondary to status post repair of a deviated nasal septum, is granted. The claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for left-sided muscle pain are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's respiratory disability is proximately due to his service-connected status post repair of a deviated nasal septum.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability, deviated nasal septum, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, left-sided muscle pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005398
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