The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The service-connected sinusitis was shown to manifest no more than frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid sinus involvement with pain and tenderness; episodic sinusitis with four non-incapacitating episodes in the past 12 months; 'frontal/sinus' headaches; purulent discharge; and functional impairment due to impaired breathing.
- Claimed conditions
- sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090907
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