The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected allergic rhino sinusitis, finding that his symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed no more than five non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, nasal congestion, and purulent discharge or crusting. The Veteran's disability was rated as 10 percent disabling based on the current nature, extent, and severity of his service-connected allergic rhino sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic rhino sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145462
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 317 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to August 6, 2021, was denied. The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent effective from that date.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected allergic rhino sinusitis is currently rated at 10 percent prior to August 6, 2021, and denied for a higher rating. After that date, the disability remains rated at 30 percent.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected allergic rhino sinusitis due to additional evidentiary development being required.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected allergic rhino sinusitis due to the need for additional evidentiary development.
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