Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 29, 2023, for the 50 percent disability rating for sinusitis but denied an earlier effective date prior to April 29, 2024, for the 10 percent disability rating for rhinitis.
The deciding factor: The Board granted the earlier effective date based on evidence of near constant sinusitis symptoms present in April 2023, while denying it due to insufficient evidence of greater than 50% nasal passage obstruction prior to April 29, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107379
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