The veteran's chronic sinusitis and bronchitis with mild airway obstructive disease are rated at the current 10% level, which is considered appropriate under both old and new rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating based on either the old or new criteria for evaluating diseases of the nose and throat.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Bronchitis with Mild Airway Obstructive Disease, Chronic Sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0406683
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