The Board granted a 10 percent rating for sinusitis with sinus headaches and remanded several other issues, including increased ratings for radiculopathy of the lower extremities, degenerative arthritis conditions, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of moderate intermittent pain, paresthesias, dysesthesias, and numbness in his bilateral lower extremities supported a 20 percent rating. For sinusitis, the evidence showed three to six non-incapacitating episodes per year with symptoms of headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting, warranting a 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy left lower extremity, Radiculopathy right lower extremity, Sinusitis with sinus headaches, Degenerative arthritis and IVDS, Degenerative arthritis with instability, left ankle, Acquired psychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25058469
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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