Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for Gulf War Illness, including sinusitis, rhinitis, chronic fatigue, and body pain due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and sleep apnea, both linked to the Veteran's service. The claim for headaches was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, finding that the evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's sinusitis began during active service.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, and remanded the claims for tinnitus, GERD, obstructive sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, low back disability, left lower extremity pain and numbness, and right lower extremity pain and numbness.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, fatigue condition, sinusitis, photophobia, and bilateral pes planus, to allow for further development of evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for IBS and a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for rhinitis, effective April 10, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied a higher rating for hearing loss. The other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis on a presumptive basis due to the Veteran's qualifying service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The claims for tinnitus and back disability were remanded for further development.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for hypothyroidism, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied service connection for skin cancer of the head area, chronic sinusitis, and remanded claims for chronic rhinitis, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no jurisdiction exists for the Board to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and denied a separate compensable evaluation for an undiagnosed respiratory condition.

The Board granted the application to readjudicate the claim for service connection for sinusitis due to new and relevant evidence being received, but remanded the issue for further development.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for chronic post-traumatic headaches and a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis from July 29, 2014, to April 29, 2016. The claim for a higher rating for allergic rhinitis was denied.

The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's bilateral pes planus, sinusitis, and low back disability.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and an earlier effective date for allergic rhinitis, but denied service connection for sinusitis and an initial rating above 10 percent for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims.

The veteran withdrew the appeal of the May 2021 rating decision, and the Board dismissed the appeal.