The Veteran's sinusitis/pansinusitis was granted a 10% evaluation prior to December 10, 2016 and denied any higher rating. The decision also noted that the Veteran had no more than two incapacitating episodes of sinusitis requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment or six non-incapacitating episodes per year with complaints of pain, headaches, and discharge.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show more than two incapacitating episodes of sinusitis requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment prior to December 10, 2016, and no findings of osteomyelitis. After December 10, 2016, the Veteran had no more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year with complaints of pain, headaches, and discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, pansinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18101881
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