The Veteran's sinusitis and OSA are rated as residuals of his service-connected nasal surgery. The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for sinusitis, a separate 50 percent rating for OSA, and denied a compensable rating for the deviated septum.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the Veteran's claims that he suffers from sinusitis and OSA as residuals of his service-connected nasal surgery. The Board has applied the appropriate diagnostic codes to rate these conditions appropriately.
- Claimed conditions
- deviated septum, sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1804268
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