Sinusitis decisions — 2009

The Board denied service connection for glaucoma, blepharitis, and allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not support a conclusion that these conditions were related to the veteran's active duty service.

The case is remanded for additional development, including a new examination to reassess the severity of the veteran's sinusitis with headaches.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for sinusitis, with retention cyst, is being remanded to schedule the veteran for a new VA examination and to obtain additional treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and to reopen a claim of service connection for migraine headaches, as new and material evidence was not found.

The Board denied service connection for chronic headaches, sinusitis, hay fever, and psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus was set as February 4, 2006.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for left leg/ankle swelling was withdrawn. The remaining claims were denied as there is no medical evidence of a causal link between the claimed conditions and any incident of service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, hearing loss, eye disability, low back disability and neck disability are being remanded for further development.

The veteran's chronic sinusitis, left ankle sprain with early degenerative joint disease, status post right lateral meniscectomy, and residuals of a fracture of the right fifth metacarpal do not warrant higher ratings.

The Board grants service connection for sinusitis, chronic headaches (migraine), and lumbar spine disability (degenerative disc disease and left lumbar radiculopathy) based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right epicondylitis, a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a relationship between his claimed conditions and military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral eye disability, sinusitis, prostatitis, and left ankle disability were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral maxillary sinusitis with chronic allergic rhinitis is being remanded for a new VA examination and to obtain any outstanding medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis, finding no evidence of a chronic condition during service or continuity of symptomatology since service.

The veteran's service-connected extrinsic asthma is rated at 30 percent, and he was granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and a chronic left wrist sprain.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and sinusitis as not being incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The veteran's major depressive disorder was found to be manifested by no more than impairment of short-term memory, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for neurodermatitis on the face and forearms, as well as sinusitis, were denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, an increased rating for sinusitis, and an initial increased rating for gastritis were denied as the evidence did not support the veteran's assertions.

The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis as secondary to his service-connected temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ) due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking the two conditions.