The Veteran's chronic maxillary sinusitis is rated at a 30 percent rating from September 9, 2019 to December 8, 2019. The appeal was remanded for further development and adjudication of a claim for Total Disability Rating due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sinusitis caused at least seven non-incapacitating episodes per year with headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting after repeated surgeries.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic maxillary sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22050007
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Related decisions
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for chronic maxillary sinusitis and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to deficiencies in the prior examinations and potential errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic maxillary sinusitis is granted an initial rating of 30 percent, but not higher, for the entire period on appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of December 15, 2022 for the service connection grants of chronic allergic rhinitis and chronic maxillary sinusitis.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic maxillary sinusitis were granted on March 19, 2024. The Board found that the earliest date of claim was March 19, 2024, which is also the effective date as these conditions are not presumed or related to a pre-existing condition.
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