The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis, effective March 5, 2009, based on the Veteran's exposure to environmental hazards during active service.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record supports a finding that the Veteran's rhinitis and sinusitis are etiologically related to environmental exposures experienced during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- rhinitis and sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25014469
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 705 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
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