The Board denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for chronic recurrent sinusitis status post endoscopic ethmoidectomy, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the number of incapacitating episodes requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment or non-incapacitating episodes characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of three or more incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged (lasting four to six weeks) antibiotic treatment, or more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic recurrent sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20058476
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