Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sinusitis due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and cause of acute sinusitis during the Veteran's May 2023 VA treatment visit.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, and an initial rating in excess of 80 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The asthma claim was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and granted service connection for a left hip strain disability. The appeals for right ankle and groin conditions were dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and allergic rhinitis, granted service connection for asthma with an effective date of August 5, 2021, and granted an earlier effective date of July 30, 2021, for the lumbosacral strain rating. The decision also remanded several other claims.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis as the evidence did not show obstruction of the nasal passage or polyps.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and remanded the claim for joint pains. The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with insomnia disorder and alcohol use disorder prior to October 24, 2021, but not thereafter.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, and residuals of septoplasty due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted an effective date of May 4, 2022, for a 30 percent disability evaluation for chronic sinusitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for rhinitis and headaches, to include as secondary to a deviated septum, due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis also claimed as throat pain and a kidney condition due to inadequate development of evidence.

The Board denied the restoration of a 10 percent rating for non-allergic rhinitis, effective June 1, 2024, as there was actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for sinusitis as the evidence did not support a finding of one or two incapacitating episodes per year requiring prolonged antibiotic treatment, or three to six non-incapacitating episodes per year characterized by headaches, pain, and purulent discharge or crusting.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board denied ratings in excess of the current levels for allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and noncompensable right arm and left hand thumb scars. However, it granted separate 10 percent ratings for painful right and left hand thumb scars under Diagnostic Code 7804.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to procedural errors in the prior SSOCs.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis to satisfy a statutory duty pursuant to a liberalizing law.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for pseudofolliculitis barbae and chronic sinusitis, pansinusitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a sinus disorder, claimed as sinusitis, and for a dental disability for purposes of VA compensation to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for not timely submitting a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year from the date of the mailing of an adverse decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis and a gastrointestinal disorder, diagnosed as GERD and gastritis, to obtain additional evidence.