The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and a separate disability rating of 10 percent for radiculopathy of the right leg, while denying a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and a higher rating for degenerative arthritis of the spine.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sinusitis was granted based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The radiculopathy of the right leg warranted a separate 10 percent rating, but no higher, as it was associated with the lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, degenerative arthritis of the spine, radiculopathy of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091479
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