Sinusitis decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic sinusitis is granted. The claims for head injury, left nostril condition, and sleep problem are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic sinusitis and rhinitis is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran was exposed to burn pits during his service in Southwest Asia, qualifying him for presumptive service connection under VA regulations.

The Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 30 percent for sinusitis and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis are being remanded due to the failure to notify him of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board has dismissed all the claims as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis, but has remanded the issues of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and a skin rash other than PFB to obtain additional evidence and opinions.

The Veteran's claims for breathing difficulties, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and neurological symptoms are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The upper back disability claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, and abnormal mitral valve due to outstanding treatment records and further examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sinus disability, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current symptoms to mustard gas exposure during service.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection as it is reasonably shown to have had onset in service and persisted since.,The Veteran's ganglion cyst of the right wrist was withdrawn by the appellant through his authorized representative.

The Veteran's service connection claims for food allergies, sinusitis, diffuse musculoskeletal pain, and GERD have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current disability related to his in-service reactions to certain foods, but granted service connection for sinusitis based on exposure to fine particulate matter during service.

The Board has determined that additional VA examinations are needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis and sinusitis conditions, dermatitis and tinea versicolor (claimed as chronic skin rash), lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), left lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), right lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), and right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve).

The Board granted service connection for skin rashes and allergic rhinitis/chronic sinusitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but denied a compensable disability rating for his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from July 1, 2009.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and denied service connection for sinusitis. The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is found to have begun during active duty, while her sinusitis is not related to any in-service event or disease.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to November 27, 2013. The Board denied entitlement to TDIU on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's persistent depressive disorder, chronic sinusitis, and asthma have been granted service connection. The left knee disorder remains in dispute as the appeal is remanded.

The Veteran's pending appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates are still pending. The TDIU issue must be readjudicated after these appeals are resolved.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is rated at 30 percent prior to March 24, 2021 and in excess of 30 percent from that date.,The Veteran's hypertension was not rated higher than 10 percent prior to March 24, 2021. From March 24, 2021 onwards, the rating is denied as there are no episodes meeting the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, migraine headaches, and a skin rash have been granted. The claim for service connection for the skin rash is remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims.,No new evidence or changes in disability status were presented, and all issues on appeal are now closed.

The Veteran's chronic sinusitis is granted service connection based on presumed exposure to particulate matter during his active duty service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.,For the entire appeal period, the Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 100% effective from November 8, 2012.