The Veteran's chronic frontal sinusitis has resulted in near constant symptoms including headaches, pain and tenderness of affected sinuses, and purulent discharge or crusting after repeated surgeries. The Board finds the Veteran's disability picture more closely approximates to the criteria for a 50 percent rating throughout the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic frontal sinusitis has resulted in near constant symptoms including headaches, pain and tenderness of affected sinuses, and purulent discharge or crusting after repeated surgeries. These findings are not dissimilar from previous reports and warrant a 50% rating under DCs 6510 through 6514.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic frontal sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1811444
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