The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of November 28, 2018 for a rating of 30 percent for maxillary sinusitis (including allergic rhinitis), but not greater. The claimant was previously rated at 50% prior to this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected maxillary sinusitis with allergic rhinitis met the criteria for a 30 percent rating from November 28, 2018, based on the number of non-incapacitating episodes and presence of nasal polyps.
- Claimed conditions
- maxillary sinusitis, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- A19003438
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What this means for you
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