The Veteran's chronic sinusitis is rated as noncompensably disabling prior to February 16, 2018 and 30 percent disabling thereafter. The Board granted a higher initial rating of 30 percent for the Veteran’s chronic sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the Veteran's sinusitis required prolonged antibiotic treatment and multiple non-incapacitating episodes per year, which met the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6513.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143616
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