The Board denied a rating higher than 0 percent for recurrent sinusitis prior to August 11, 2024.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the Veteran's sinusitis met or approximated the criteria for a rating higher than 0 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085099
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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