The Veteran's chronic allergic rhinitis is granted as service connected due to the presumption of exposure to burn pits and other toxins.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was diagnosed with chronic allergic rhinitis that has persisted since his active service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23060280
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