The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 22, 2020, for a 50% disability rating for pansinusitis. The claim was based on a final August 2018 decision that granted service connection with a 30% rating effective April 24, 2018.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the Veteran had near constant sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain and tenderness of affected sinus, and purulent discharge or crusting after repeated surgeries prior to April 22, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- pansinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084834
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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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