The Board granted a 50 percent rating for chronic sinusitis from July 1, 2021 onward, but denied an initial compensable rating and ratings in excess of 30 percent for the periods prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated near constant sinusitis characterized by headaches, pain and tenderness of affected sinus and purulent discharge or crusting after repeated surgeries from July 1, 2021 onward.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25005316
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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