The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis on a presumptive basis pursuant to the PACT Act, and for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma (MST), with an effective date of October 14, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD is related to MST, and chronic sinusitis is presumed service-connected under the PACT Act due to her service in the United Arab Emirates during Operation Desert Storm.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorder due to medical conditions, with depressive features with anxiety and panic disorder (psychiatric disability)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028151
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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