The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for medial plantar nerve neuropathy of the left foot, denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic sinusitis and an initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis, and remanded claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a lumbar spine disability, and a right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for medial plantar nerve neuropathy of the left foot was dismissed because it has been approved by the Regional Office. The chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis were denied due to insufficient evidence meeting the criteria for higher ratings. The psychiatric, lumbar spine, and right knee claims were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- medial plantar nerve neuropathy of the left foot (claimed as left sciatic radicular pain of left leg), chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD, other specified depressive disorder, generalized anxiety, and alcohol disorder), lumbar spine disability (claimed as pain of lumbar spine), right knee disability (claimed as pain of right knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087984
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