The Board has granted service connection for a sinus disorder, other than an aplastic frontal sinus, and the right foot disorder of metatarsalgia. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his in-service exposure to environmental hazards during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the currently diagnosed sinus disorders were aggravated by the in-service hazardous environmental exposure, while the VA examiner for the right foot found a relationship between the current diagnosis and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus Disorder Other Than Aplastic Frontal Sinus, Right Foot Metatarsalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22029239
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