The Board is granting an increased evaluation of 30 percent for the portion of the appeal period prior to March 18, 2007.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's chronic maxillary sinusitis is manifested by symptomatology that more closely approximates three or more incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis requiring prolonged (lasting four to six weeks) antibiotic treatment, or more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic maxillary sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0909762
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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