GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for service connection for chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The appropriate effective date for the grant of service connection is the effective date of the PACT Act due to all requirements being met within the prescribed period.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103130
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