The Veteran's sinusitis is granted service connection. The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative arthritis is granted a 40% rating prior to January 5, 2017 and denied for higher ratings thereafter. The Veteran's cervical spine strain is denied for higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided medical opinions supporting the Veteran’s claims of service connection for sinusitis and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, with no conflicting evidence found in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, cervical spine strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20080178
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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