Common symptoms
- ▸Recurrent sinus pain, pressure
- ▸Purulent discharge
- ▸Headaches
- ▸Fever during exacerbations
Common evidence
- ▸ENT diagnosis
- ▸CT scan
- ▸Treatment notes documenting antibiotic courses
- ▸Lay statements
Primary service connection examples
- ▸Burn pit / environmental exposure
- ▸In-service ENT visits
- ▸Deployments to dusty environments
Secondary service connection examples
- ▸Secondary to rhinitis
- ▸Secondary to deviated septum
Rating basics
10% (1–2 incapacitating episodes/year requiring 4–6 weeks of antibiotics, or 3–6 non-incapacitating), 30% (3+ incapacitating, or more than 6 non-incapacitating), 50% (following radical surgery with chronic osteomyelitis, or near-constant sinusitis).
Common denial reasons
- ✕No documented antibiotic courses
- ✕Acute rather than chronic
- ✕No nexus