The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a sinus disability due to the lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of a current diagnosis of chronic sinusitis, and the VA examiner did not find any symptoms or episodes of chronic sinusitis in the previous twelve months.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045469
What this means for you
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