The Veteran's chronic sinusitis, residuals of nasal fracture, and deviated nasal septum are all service-connected. The Board granted a 30% rating for chronic sinusitis but denied a compensable rating for the deviated nasal septum.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran did not have at least 50 percent obstruction of either nasal passage, which is required for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 6502.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, deviated nasal septum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19120687
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's deviated nasal septum, finding that there were no compensable symptoms and that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the claim for a lumbar spine disability due to insufficient evidence.
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