Sinusitis decisions — 2009

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and sinusitis as the evidence did not show that either condition was aggravated by service or that there was a current disability of sinusitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroenteritis, a low back condition, sinusitis, and right elbow epicondylitis as there was no evidence linking these conditions to any incident of active service.

The Veteran was granted an initial 30 percent rating for rhinoconjunctivitis/sinusitis, resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Board denied service connection for epilepsy or a seizure disorder, sinusitis, diabetes mellitus, asthma, strokes, heart disability, occlusion of the carotid artery, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and bilateral visual impairment as there is no evidence that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for ruptured bladder and intestinal adhesions, as well as a claim to reopen service connection for sinusitis.

The Veteran's Eustachian tube dysfunction is manifested by occasional dizziness, warranting a 10 percent rating.

The Board denied increased ratings for sinusitis, hypertension, and an anxiety disorder. A 10 percent rating was granted for residuals of a concussion.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current sinusitis is etiologically related to her nasal problems during active service.

The appeal was denied for service connection of the residuals of pneumonia, but reopened and remanded for further development regarding allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and allergic rhinitis, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and his active military service.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development.

The Veteran's sinusitis with headaches was granted a rating of 30 percent, as the evidence demonstrated more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.

The Board found that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for maxillary sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, Ménière's disease, a left foot disorder, rhinitis, and a psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression.

The appellant was granted a 50 percent rating for PTSD, effective February 24, 2006.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no competent medical evidence of any current chronic disability.

The appeal is remanded to provide the Veteran with proper notice and a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bronchial asthma rated at 60 percent, do not preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and denied the claims for a right knee disability, low back disability, and sinusitis.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis.