The Veteran's sinusitis was characterized by symptoms including nasal congestion, frontal and maxillary sinus pressure and pain, chronic sinus headache, occasional purulent discharge. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 10 percent rating from February 19, 2005 to June 16, 2005, but not warranting a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported about six episodes of rhinosinusitis per year and had one infection since her December 2004 septoplasty. There was no evidence of three or more incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1006155
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