The Veteran's diagnosed chronic right maxillary sinusitis is found to be a result of his active military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a thorough rationale establishing a nexus between the Veteran’s service on a basis other than exposure in Southwest Asia (such as allergies exacerbated by dusts and chemicals), resulting in chronic maxillary sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right maxillary sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21024347
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