Sinusitis & rhinitis
Across 5,118 real Board appeals for Sinusitis & rhinitis
63% were granted, partly granted, or remanded.
A denial is often not the end — remands are sent back for more development and frequently end in a grant.
- Granted 13%
- Partly granted 32%
- Remanded 18%
- Denied 28%
What tends to win
Among the appeals that were granted or partly granted, the most common ways Sinusitis & rhinitis was linked to service:
- Direct service connection1,524
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)373
- Secondary to another service-connected condition117
How it’s rated, in practice
When Sinusitis & rhinitis was granted, the rating most often assigned was:
- 100% (305)
- 10% (240)
- 30% (198)
- 50% (79)
- 70% (61)
Presumptive & exposure paths
These appeals involved a recognized exposure — which can mean the link to service is presumed, with no nexus to prove:
- PACT Act331
- Gulf War277
- Burn pits & airborne hazards204
- Agent Orange / herbicides44
- Camp Lejeune water40
Real decisions
- Granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis based on the PACT Act.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for sinusitis, effective from March 31, 2022.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's sinusitis, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis, finding a relationship to the Veteran's TERA participation.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding it directly related to the Veteran's military service and exposure to burn pits in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a rating of total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based upon service-connected disorders effective July 20, 2022, and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. chapter 35 for the same effective date.
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