The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation prior to November 26, 2012 and an increased rating in excess of 30 percent thereafter for chronic maxillary sinusitis was denied. The effective date remains at the date of receipt of his claim on May 22, 2009.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is pending as it requires additional development.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation prior to November 26, 2012 and an increased rating in excess of 30 percent thereafter for chronic maxillary sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Impairment of supination and pronation of the left forearm, Chronic maxillary sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1749407
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- 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.
- 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.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for chronic maxillary sinusitis has been granted. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether a compensable rating is warranted, and thus awarded a 10% rating effective December 8, 2015. Service connection for bilateral pes planus remains pending due to remand.
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