Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sinusitis, but remanded claims for post-traumatic osteoarthritis and osteoporosis due to a need for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis due to presumed exposure to fine particulate matter in the Southwest Asia theater of operations and denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted an effective date of January 6, 2022 for the award of service connection for allergic rhinitis and granted service connection for sinusitis due to fine particulate matter exposure and epistaxis.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), an initial compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis, and an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for panic disorder.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 6, 2020, for the assignment of a 10 percent rating for both rhinitis and sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an effective date prior to March 30, 2018, for the award of service connection for tinnitus, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The Board also denied a compensable rating prior September 13, 2023, and a rating in excess of 10 percent on and after September 13, 2023, for maxillary sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and rhinitis. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis to obtain an addendum opinion on the severity of the condition without the ameliorative effects of medication and to refer the claim for extra-schedular consideration.

The Board denied a compensable rating for chronic bronchitis and granted a 50 percent rating for sinusitis.

The Board granted an effective date of January 29, 2023, for the award of service connection for migraine including migraine variants and denied earlier effective dates for a 100 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder as well as compensable ratings for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma with restrictive lung disease.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis, but denied an earlier effective date for asthma. The Board also granted a 10 percent evaluation for allergic rhinitis and a 50 percent evaluation for chronic sinusitis.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia and denied increased ratings for other conditions, remanding several claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a respiratory disorder (to include sinusitis), hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and alopecia as additional development is required before adjudication on the merits.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and a 20 percent rating, but not more, for residuals of a left clavicle fracture from December 20, 2011.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, lumbar spine disability, and lower extremity radiculopathy for further development.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in Southwest Asia.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis on a presumptive basis and denied service connection for allergic rhinitis. The claims for posttraumatic stress disorder, hypertension, COPD, and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability are remanded.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of January 13, 2021, for the assignment of a 50 percent evaluation for sinusitis, a 40 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, and a 10 percent evaluation for left knee disability with instability (DC 5257). The claim for an earlier effective date than January 25, 2019, for the assignment of a 10 percent evaluation for left knee disability with limited flexion (DC 5260) was denied.

The Board denied service connection for obesity, a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss disability, an increased rating for tinnitus, and an increased rating for PTSD. The issues of service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and rhinitis, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active service.