Sinusitis decisions — 2024

The Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, and the claim for this condition has been granted. The issues of chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and chronic headaches are remanded due to incomplete medical records and potential exposure to toxic substances.

The Veteran withdrew all his pending appeals, including those for service connection for sinusitis, an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, and service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a sinus or nasal condition, including sinusitis and rhinitis, due to inconsistencies in the VA examination report and the Veteran's exposure to burn pits during his service in Afghanistan.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made, so the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted as the condition became manifest during active service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.,Service connection for headaches, to include migraines and migraine variants, is denied. The Board found no evidence of onset or chronicity of symptoms in service.

The Veteran's proposed reductions in disability ratings for migraines and sinusitis from 30% to noncompensable were dismissed as moot because the ratings had not been reduced.

The Board has granted service connection for turbinate hypertrophy, finding it to be a progression of the sinusitis condition noted during active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis is granted due to presumed exposure during the Gulf War. The claim for sinusitis is remanded as there was a failure to provide an adequate medical examination regarding whether the Veteran had a diagnosis of sinusitis during the appeal period.

Your claim for service connection for sinusitis has been granted, and the issue is dismissed as there are no unresolved benefits.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and sinusitis due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran needs further medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

Service connection for sinusitis is granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for left knee degenerative joint disease, residuals of surgery with chronic strain, are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis is denied as there is no current diagnosis of sinusitis during the period on appeal, and he does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic maxillary sinusitis (sinusitis) is denied as there is no current disability and the evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis as there is no evidence of current disabilities, and the claims are based on direct service connection rather than presumptive exposure to Gulf War conditions.

Service connection for sinusitis is granted as of August 10, 2022. The Veteran's right hip strain (limited extension) claim was denied due to the maximum schedular disability rating already being assigned.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder, with degenerative-spine disease and IVDS, is granted an initial disability evaluation of 40 percent prior to March 15, 2021.,Service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis are also granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including skin, GERD, left shoulder, rhinitis, sinusitis, bilateral plantar fasciitis, IBS, and sleep apnea. The right shoulder, cervical spine, right knee, left knee, and erectile dysfunction claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was denied, while a separate initial 50 percent rating for chronic sinusitis throughout the appeal period was granted.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues related to PTSD, chronic sinusitis, intervertebral disc syndrome and lumbar sacral degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the sciatic nerves in both lower extremities, and GERD. The appeal is dismissed as a result.