The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for pansinusitis has been granted with the highest schedular disability evaluation available (50%) and effective as of March 16, 2021. As all benefits sought have been awarded, the appeal is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was granted the highest schedular disability evaluation available for her service-connected pansinusitis (50%), which corresponds to the earliest possible effective date (March 16, 2021).
- Claimed conditions
- pansinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24058900
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims of entitlement to a compensable rating for pansinusitis and service connection for bilateral flat foot are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in the prior decision.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeal issues as the Veteran withdrew his appeals prior to a decision being made.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, pansinusitis, and a deviated septum were granted with effective dates of March 12, 2022. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date was not earlier than this date.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates prior to November 22, 2023, for pansinusitis and allergic rhinitis have been granted. The claims for service connection for migraine headaches and obstructive sleep apnea with asthma were also granted with an effective date of June 21, 2016.
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