Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis on a presumptive basis and denied service connection for sinusitis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for mechanical back pain syndrome.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence supporting allergic rhinitis as a presumptive condition related to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War, while other conditions were not shown to be related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic rhinitis, Sinusitis, Left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, Right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, Mechanical back pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093609
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