The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic ethmoid sinusitis, currently evaluated at 10 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran required prolonged antibiotic treatment or bed rest due to his sinusitis, which is necessary for a higher disability rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic ethmoid sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0308748
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of January 28, 1997 for a 50% rating for chronic ethmoid sinusitis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for migraine headaches but denied non-compensable ratings for chronic ethmoid sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, while remanding several service connection claims.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 6, 2011, for the grant of an increased rating of 10 percent for chronic ethmoid sinusitis and dismissed entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic ethmoid sinusitis. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a neck disability was remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the reduction in disability rating for chronic ethmoid sinusitis was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options.
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