Sinusitis decisions — 2015

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain updated VA treatment records and an addendum opinion regarding the severity of his service-connected sinusitis condition.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 10 percent for sinusitis, effective November 25, 2009. The Veteran's symptoms include headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting during non-incapacitating episodes once or twice a month.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current disabilities and service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's deviated nasal septum is currently rated at 10 percent, effective August 26, 2015. The VA has granted service connection for this condition and assigned a compensable evaluation.

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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to new evidence and additional examination.

The Veteran's sinusitis has been granted a 30 percent rating effective May 10, 2013. The allergic rhinitis remains at 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable from performing all forms of substantially gainful employment that are consistent with his education and occupational experience, effective from July 11, 2013.

The Board has found that the Veteran's allergic rhinitis and sinusitis were aggravated by service-connected disability, thus granting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding a TDIU rating, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple conditions, including hypertension, migraines, sleep disability (narcolepsy), sinus disability, and polymyalgia. The issues are primarily about service connection for these conditions as secondary to his service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder or due to exposure to burn pits in Iraq.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations, resulting in a 50% disability rating. The Board also found that she is not unemployable due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for rhinitis and sinusitis prior to March 1, 2011 was granted. Since then, his disability has been rated at 30 percent since March 1, 2011.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrence.

The Veteran's chronic maxillary sinusitis is found to have had its onset in service and the Board finds that it is related to his military service, granting service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing records and unverified service information.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus, DDD of the thoracic spine, sinusitis, and varicose veins are not related to service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a vocational evaluation and clarification of his disability benefits.

The Board denied reopening of the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.