The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's chronic sinusitis/allergic rhinitis, finding that his symptoms meet the criteria for such a rating based on frequent episodes of sinusitis requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence showed at least six non-incapacitating episodes of sinusitis/rhinitis per year and required multiple courses of antibiotics, which more nearly approximated the criteria for a 30 percent rating than for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6514.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis/allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0422488
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