Partly granted
The Board restored a 50% disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, while reducing the ratings for chronic sinusitis and rhinitis.
The deciding factor: Improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work was not demonstrated for chronic sinusitis and rhinitis, but it was not shown that an improvement reflected an improvement in his ability to function for the unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, chronic sinusitis, rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104192
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