Sinusitis decisions — 2014

The Veteran does not have a respiratory disability, to include sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, or sinusitis, that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disorder and an upper respiratory disorder, including sinusitis and allergic rhinitis. The Veteran's current conditions are presumed to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected sinusitis. The issues include seeking an initial evaluation for sinusitis and determining if he qualifies for TDIU.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for further development, including obtaining relevant treatment records and scheduling an examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinus condition and chronic allergies is currently under review.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, left ankle disability, and chronic sinusitis based on the evidence showing these conditions are at least as likely as not related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current sinusitis is not related to his in-service upper respiratory infections and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The Board is reopening the claim of entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder (defective vision) and remanding it along with the other three claims for further development. The Veteran should be scheduled for VA compensation examinations for his claims for service connection for a neck or cervical spine condition, sleeping problems, and an eye disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis and headaches is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's sinusitis is rated at 30% due to more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year with headaches, pain, and discharge. His hypertension does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7101. The Veteran's left spermatocele is not manifested by urinary tract infection symptomatology.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for sinusitis and a low back disorder, but remanded the issue of service connection for pes planus due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if he has these conditions related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of hearing for one of the issues, and no rating assigned or effective date provided.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinion regarding the relationship between his current condition and service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been withdrawn, and the claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is denied as there is no legal basis for assignment of any earlier effective date.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional treatment records and Social Security Administration records. The initial disability rating for chronic sinusitis with multiple bilateral maxillary sinus polyps remains unchanged.

The Board has granted service connection for right elbow (ulnar nerve) disability, hypertension, and a liver disorder to include hepatitis. Service connection was denied for the remaining conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension is found to be service-connected, as there is evidence of elevated blood pressure readings in service and the current disability. The glaucoma claim remains pending.,The Veteran's chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis with headaches are rated under Diagnostic Code 6522, which considers polyps and nasal obstruction.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including psychiatric disorders, GERD, cervical and lumbar spine conditions, sinusitis, eczema, erectile dysfunction, and hip disorder. The claims are being remanded for additional development of the record.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for examinations of his feet and ankles as well as his sinuses.

The Board has determined that the appeal for service connection for sinusitis and GERD with hiatal hernia is dismissed as the claims have been fully granted in a May 2012 rating decision.

The Veteran's sinusitis disability has been granted an initial compensable evaluation of 10 percent, effective December 15, 2008.