Partly grantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for chronic bronchitis under the PACT Act, denied service connection for sinusitis, and granted a 20 percent rating for pilonidal cyst, lower back.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's confirmed service during the Gulf War in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations and the current diagnosis of chronic bronchitis, as well as the reoccurring nature of the pilonidal cyst which is both painful and unstable.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, pilonidal cyst, lower back
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25015275
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