Sinusitis decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for recurring sinusitis, recurring right ear infections, and vertigo due to incomplete medical records and need for additional clinical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that there is not sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an upper respiratory disability and sleep apnea due to new evidence received since the last rating decision, including VA treatment records from his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sinusitis, lumbar spine disability, and right lower extremity radiculopathy due to incomplete development of records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for sinusitis, atrial fibrillation, respiratory disability (shortness of breath), hypertension, and dysphagia. The issues are intertwined with other pending appeals.,Service connection is denied for left leg, right leg, and right hand disabilities due to Camp Lejeune contaminated water exposure.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and conducting new examinations to assess the severity of the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sinusitis, and a skin condition have been remanded due to the need for further development.,New evidence has not established service connection for these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis but has remanded several other issues including those related to the removal of various masses and ratings for hearing loss, wrist disability, and PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The issues of service connection for upper respiratory condition, pulmonary condition, gastrointestinal condition, PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, and headaches are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for heart disability, chronic sinusitis, hypertension, and allergic rhinitis.

The Board has found that additional development is required for each of the appealed claims, resulting in unavoidable delay of the Board's adjudication. The Veteran will need to undergo further examinations and evaluations to determine the current severity of her service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus and sinusitis are granted service connection due to exposure during the Persian Gulf War. Hearing loss is remanded for further examination, as is a respiratory disability with cough, to include shortness of breath due to a cardiac disability.

The Veteran's use of a wheelchair and forearm crutches for service-connected disabilities is granted as a clothing allowance for 2018. The use of a urine bag does not meet the criteria for a clothing allowance.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left hip disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal at a hearing. The claims of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for chronic sinusitis, left knee strain, and residuals of right knee injury with degenerative joint disease are remanded. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, left shoulder disorder, arachnoid cyst in the right middle cranial fossa, and an acquired psychiatric disorder is also remanded.

The Veteran's trigeminal nerve damage with sensory impairment and hyperesthesia is granted a rating in excess of 30 percent on an extra-schedular basis. The sinusitis with headaches and maxillary sinus fracture residuals are denied a higher rating on the same basis.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased initial ratings for right and left foot plantar fasciitis, sinusitis, and pseudofolliculitis before the Board could make a decision.

The Board dismissed the appeals for higher initial rating for right hand thumb strain, service connection for right and left leg shin splints, and service connection for a skin disorder. The appeals for reopening service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus were granted. Service connection was denied for headache disorder, lumbar spine disorder, left shoulder disorder, left ankle disorder, and sinusitis.

The Veteran's left and right ankle pain, status post sprains, are rated at 10 percent each. The Veteran is granted a 10 percent rating for sinusitis from October 3, 2017.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, despite functional impairments.