The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for chronic sinusitis and denied an increased rating for low back pain with herniated discs. The claim for unemployability based on service-connected disabilities is pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes, but provided sufficient evidence to grant a 30 percent rating for chronic sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Pain with Herniated Discs, Chronic Sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0007441
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