Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the service connection of chronic sinusitis and psychiatric disability, both secondary to sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The addition of relevant service treatment records that had been missing allowed for the grant of the claim, affecting the outcome of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088343
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