Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a deviated septum and chronic sore throat, dismissed the issue of a sinus condition, and remanded claims for asthma, hypertension, and irritable bowel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support separate disability determinations for the claimed conditions as they were related to already service-connected rhinitis or required further development due to potential Gulf War-related symptoms and stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- mild rightward deviated nasal septum, chronic sore throat, sinus condition, asthma, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109339
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