The Veteran's service-connected sinus disability, chronic maxillary sinusitis, is granted with a 10% rating for the period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed the Veteran with chronic maxillary sinusitis and provided evidence of at least three non-incapacitating episodes per year of sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting without more severe manifestations.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis, Deviated Nasal Septum, Hypertrophy of Nasal Turbinates, Chronic Epistaxis (Nosebleeds)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2024
- Citation
- 24011954
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, lumbosacral strain, plantar fasciitis, rheumatoid arthritis, prostate disability, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, nasal disability, and pulmonary disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for service-connected PTSD was granted at a 50 percent level, effective October 23, 2018. The issue of service connection for deviated nasal septum is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and sleep apnea, have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on these conditions and SMC at the housebound rate as of January 31, 2024.
- Granted
The Board granted higher initial ratings of 70 percent for PTSD and 30 percent for chronic maxillary sinusitis, effective February 14, 2022.
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