DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of sinusitis, as the evidence did not support a claim prior to October 16, 2023.
The deciding factor: The appropriate effective date is October 16, 2023, due to the Veteran filing her claim on that date and chronic sinusitis being a presumptive disease under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101211
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