Sinusitis decisions — 2003

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and will remand the case back to the RO for additional consideration.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding service connection for blackouts, dizziness, and chronic sinusitis. The case is being sent back to the RO for additional evidence collection and a VA examination.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of his left wrist disability and sinusitis.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to procedural issues and medical examinations.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case will be returned to the RO for specified actions, including requesting Social Security records and employer information, arranging an ENT examination, and considering the veteran's unemployability based on his service-connected maxillary sinusitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including alcoholism, a psychiatric disorder, skin rash, optic atrophy of the left eye with vision loss and diplopia, pansinusitis with nasal polyps, damage to the fifth and seventh cranial nerves, and seizure disorder.

The veteran's initial rating for sinusitis remains at 30 percent, and the Board has ordered remand to comply with VCAA requirements.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities necessitate the need for regular aid and attendance, which is granted as special monthly compensation.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional medical records and a sinus examination. The case will be returned to the RO for these actions.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and development of her claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of various conditions claimed by the veteran.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of generalized anxiety disorder, sinusitis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae were granted by the RO. The rating assigned for generalized anxiety disorder is 10 percent effective from March 1997.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding service connection for various conditions. The case is now remanded for additional examinations and analysis.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder and allergic rhinitis with sinusitis. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disorder and acne vulgaris are remanded due to the need for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with notification and development of evidence, including a need for an additional VA examination.

The veteran has withdrawn his claims for higher ratings on several service-connected conditions and for additional disabilities. The issues have been dismissed.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for insulin-dependent diabetes, chronic sinusitis with headaches, and a compensable rating for left varicocele.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent for degenerative arthritis of the left hip and a 10 percent evaluation for chronic allergic rhinitis. The claim for sinusitis/pharyngitis with cough was not addressed as it is considered part of the service-connected chronic allergic rhinitis.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for chronic sinusitis with allergic features and denied the claim for asthma, as it is not compensably disabling.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for sinusitis, atypical chest pain, hypertension, a heart condition, goiter of the throat, and low back disorder due to lack of competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.