The Veteran's entitlement to a higher disability evaluation for chronic sinusitis was granted effective June 26, 2018. Prior to this date, he had been rated noncompensably disabled.
The deciding factor: The August 2018 VA examination indicated that the Veteran experienced signs and symptoms including headaches, congestion, watery eyes, and purulent discharge or crusting more than six times a year, warranting a 30% disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2020
- Citation
- A20018149
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including PTSD, IBS, cardiac arrhythmia, CFS, chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, dyspnea, and fibromyalgia. The claim for bilateral pes planus was remanded.
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