The Board found that the veteran's ethmoid sinusitis does not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as there were no more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran did not suffer from three or more incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- ethmoid sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0628838
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