The Veteran's chronic sinusitis is rated at 30% due to more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, and discharge. Tension headaches are not considered for separate rating as they have been considered in the criteria for sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tension headaches were found to be related to his chronic sinusitis symptoms and thus rated under the same diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Sinusitis, Tension Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001664
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