Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, sinusitis, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease with hypertensive renal disease. The Board also denied a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the claim for further development regarding rhinitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and she is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's asthma was granted a rating of 60 percent, but not higher. The claim for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and denied an initial, compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis. The other issues of entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, left hand tremors, right hand tremors, left leg restless leg syndrome, and right leg restless leg syndrome were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD, while denying other claims. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a left knee condition, but denied service connection for hearing loss, vertigo, right ankle, right knee, and right wrist conditions. The claims for lumbar spine and allergic rhinitis were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensable initial disability ratings for allergic rhinitis, orchitis, recurrent hemorrhoids, and hyperflexibility of the bilateral ring fingers and little fingers.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded the claim for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's symptoms.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a sinus disorder, and memory loss to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for malaria and prostate cancer, while remanding claims for a kidney disorder, sinusitis, respiratory disorders, eye/vision disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and sinusitis based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory insufficiency, right sciatic radicular pain of the right leg, left sciatic radicular pain of the left leg, and chronic sinusitis. The Board also denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis from August 5, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for rhinitis and sinusitis, finding that there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The appeal for increased initial disability ratings was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the rating decisions.

The Board granted service connection for a status-post cyst excision scar of the left shoulder and denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for chronic maxillary sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, asthma, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and tinnitus. The claims for service connection for hepatitis C and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for non-allergic rhinitis as there was no evidence of greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding that the condition is related to exposure events during Southwest Asia service, specifically exposure to burn pits while in Iraq.