Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The appeal for an increased rating for unspecified depressive disorder was dismissed, and the appeal for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis was denied.

The Board denied service connection for cardiac arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, and a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, functional abdominal pain syndrome with abdominal pain and bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, respiratory insufficiency and dyspnea, left knee disability, right knee disability, and low back disability were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 1, 2019 for the grant of a 50 percent rating for sinusitis based on continuous pursuit and evidence showing near constant sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and migraine headaches under the PACT Act. Service connection was also granted for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD. A rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various conditions, including hand injuries and rhinitis, as well as sinusitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and chronic fatigue syndrome, due to a need for additional evidence and examinations.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for bronchiectasis with asthma, chronic sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis due to inadequate VA examinations.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran and his authorized representative.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to predecisional duty to assist errors, including scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cephalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, functional abdominal pain syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and restless leg syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular criteria and there was insufficient evidence to support a reasonable possibility that he was unemployable due to those conditions.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 5, 2021, for the grant of service connection for chronic sinusitis based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to fine particulate matter during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board found that the October 28, 1999 rating decision, which assigned a zero percent rating for rhinitis, was not the product of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 18, 2018, for the award of service connection for cervical strain was granted, while other claims were denied.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for sinusitis and remanded the remaining service connection claims to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis, as the evidence did not show three or more incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment, or more than six non-incapacitating episodes per year.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, sleep apnea, and chronic sinusitis prior to August 10, 2022, as these claims were granted in full by a September 2024 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and assigned a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, but denied service connection for a parotid gland condition and submandibular adenopathy.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, headaches, a right shoulder strain rating of 30 percent, and ratings of 20 percent each for the right knee and left knee strains. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for sinusitis.