Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, granted a 30% rating for IBS, and granted an effective date of October 3, 2022 for the grant of service connection for IBS. The low back disability and radiculopathy issues were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence linking sinusitis to service or a chronic disease presumption, while the Veteran's IBS symptoms met the criteria for a 30% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096661
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