Partly grantedPACT Act
The veteran's sinusitis is service-connected due to presumed exposure to environmental hazards during deployment to Southwest Asia, effective August 5, 2021. The claim for direct service connection prior to this date is remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the presumption of exposure to environmental hazards during the veteran's deployment to Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007377
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