The Board granted service connection for status post reconstruction of right nasal side-wall defect with advancement flap with pharyngitis and remanded the other issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements, in-service injury documentation, and medical examination reports established a link between his current condition and the in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- status post reconstruction of right nasal side-wall defect with advancement flap with pharyngitis, right femoral nerve pain, left femoral nerve pain, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, vertigo, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), right carpal tunnel syndrome, left carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatic radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, to include as secondary to service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracic spine, sciatic radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, to include as secondary to service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracic spine, left thumb injury, right thumb injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087888
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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