The Board has granted a 30% evaluation for service-connected maxillary sinusitis and a 20% evaluation for service-connected prostatitis, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of severe and frequent headaches, purulent discharge, and recurrent sinus infections met the criteria for a higher rating under both the old and new schedular criteria. For prostatitis, the veteran's condition was characterized by daytime voiding intervals between 1 and 2 hours or requiring awakening to void 3 to 4 times per night.
- Claimed conditions
- maxillary sinusitis, prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0006125
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