Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, finding a link to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and presumed fine particulate matter exposure during his Southwest Asia theater of operations.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and their in-service exposures, including noise and fine particulate matter.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinnitus, chronic sinusitis with allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109242
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