The Veteran's left serous otitis media with Eustachian tube dysfunction was granted a 10 percent rating from April 1, 2005.
The deciding factor: The evidence confirmed that the Veteran's left serous otitis media much more often than not continued to be suppurative.
- Claimed conditions
- Left serous otitis media with Eustachian tube dysfunction, Chronic maxillary sinusitis, Nasal septal deviation, Right elbow tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0911193
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,467 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's chronic maxillary sinusitis was previously rated at 50% effective September 5, 2019. The AOJ proposed reducing this rating due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the July 2020 decision, which incorrectly applied the criteria for near constant sinusitis. The reduction from 50% to 0% was upheld as proper.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected chronic maxillary sinusitis is granted with a disability rating of 30 percent, effective from the period on appeal. The Veteran's allergic rhinitis remains at a noncompensable rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right elbow disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of fracture of right ring finger.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective March 14, 2020. His maxillary sinusitis rating from October 1, 2012 to January 16, 2018 was increased to 50 percent and remains at that level. The Veteran's hemorrhoids were denied.
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