The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis, but denied service connection for a back disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral pes planus, and gastrointestinal (GI) disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced to support the diagnoses of chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis due to exposure in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War. However, there was no sufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between the back disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral pes planus, and gastrointestinal (GI) disability and the Veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis, lumbosacral strain and anterolisthesis, bilateral hip osteoarthritis (OA), bilateral pes planus, gastrointestinal (GI) disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091038
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