The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for chronic sinusitis and chronic bronchitis was denied. The Board found that the Veteran is entitled to a 10 percent disability rating for chronic sinusitis prior to October 21, 2014, but not after this date. For chronic bronchitis, no higher rating was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show three or more incapacitating episodes of sinusitis requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment or six or more non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting for a higher rating. For chronic bronchitis, the Veteran's FEV-1 was 76 percent predicted, which did not meet the criteria for any higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, chronic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22043300
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and chronic fatigue syndrome as there is no evidence of a current disability in the record.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of adequate examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed chronic bronchitis. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition, which was denied in an initial decision. The VA examiner did not address the medical record indicating a current diagnosis of chronic bronchitis.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for depression, Gram Positive Cocci Condition, chronic bronchitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and diseases of Keratinization due to untimely filing of the Decision Review Request.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic bronchitis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his active duty service.
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