The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial disability rating for sinusitis is dismissed as the maximum schedular rating has been granted.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial disability rating for sarcoidosis with pulmonary involvement is denied, as it does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to lack of cor pulmonale or cardiac involvement.
The deciding factor: The maximum schedular rating (50%) has been granted for sinusitis, which constitutes a full grant of the benefit sought under 38 C.F.R. § 4.97.,The Veteran's sarcoidosis with pulmonary involvement does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to lack of cor pulmonale or cardiac involvement.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis, sarcoidosis with pulmonary involvement, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23065790
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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