Sinusitis decisions — 2024

The Board found no evidence of a current sinusitis disability related to service, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of adequate examination regarding the Veteran's claimed sinusitis, as there was uncertainty about whether he had a current diagnosis and an incomplete medical record.

Service connection for psychiatric disorders, sinusitis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II (as secondary to diabetes mellitus), and peripheral neuropathy is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claim for allergic rhinitis, claimed as allergies and sinusitis, is granted due to exposure to burn pits during his deployment in Iraq. The Board finds that the Veteran's current condition of allergic rhinitis is linked to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathies associated with diabetes mellitus type II, diabetes mellitus type II, RLE and LLE peripheral neuropathies also associated with diabetes mellitus type II, tinnitus, and sinusitis, have resulted in a combined rating of 70 percent from December 30, 2019. The Board has granted an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA based on these service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for chronic sinusitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6513.

The Veteran's asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis have been granted service connection on a direct basis due to their onset during active duty.,Service connection for these conditions is established based on the presumption that exposure to fine particulate matter in the Southwest Asia theater of operations caused or aggravated these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis is granted due to presumed exposure to fine particulate matter in Southwest Asia. The claim for sinusitis is remanded as the VA examination did not provide a diagnosis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including traumatic brain injury and PTSD, have resulted in the need for regular aid and attendance of another person. The Board finds it at least as likely as not that the Veteran is in need of such assistance due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, finding that there was no persuasive evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Veteran's stress fracture right tibia is granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher. The Veteran's hallux rigidus of the right foot and left knee patellar tendinitis are each rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's right knee patellar tendinitis is also rated at 10 percent. Tinea versicolor with tinea cruris, tinea pedis and onychomycosis does not warrant a higher rating. Tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular rating throughout the appeal period. Allergic rhinitis is rated as noncompensable.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of death and DIC claim. The AOJ is required to obtain new VA medical opinions addressing whether service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death, as well as any negligence in reducing his pain medication.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability ratings for left and right foot hallux valgus have been denied. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for acute sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depressive disorder), a right hip disability, a left hip disability, a right wrist disability, and sciatica of the right lower extremity.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for CFS, dermatitis, and sinusitis. The decision also denied an earlier effective date for PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic respiratory infections (separate and distinct from sinusitis and/or allergic rhinitis) has been denied.,Service connection was granted for suppurative otitis media, but the effective date of April 8, 2019 is being considered.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis was denied, and the Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The claim of service connection for sinusitis is remanded due to the lack of a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for sinusitis and bilateral pes planus were dismissed due to the implementation of a prior Board decision. The appeal regarding SMC at the housebound rate was also dismissed as there is no evidence of substantial confinement or institutionalization.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection of sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, which were previously granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, right knee disability, and left knee disability due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities related to these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal concerning the claims of skin cancers, migraines, sinusitis, and COPD has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.