The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for non-allergic rhinitis and a 30 percent initial disability rating for sinusitis, but denied higher ratings for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the presence of greater than 50 percent obstruction in both nasal passages for non-allergic rhinitis and more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year for sinusitis, warranting the assigned ratings. However, there was no evidence supporting polyps or radical surgery for osteomyelitis.
- Claimed conditions
- non-allergic rhinitis, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002214
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