Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for chronic sinusitis prior to October 27, 2024.

The Veteran is granted an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment due to the permanent loss of use of his feet and functional equivalent of right hip ankylosis resulting from his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees from past due benefits awarded in the portion of a November 2023 rating decision granting higher ratings for Hepatitis B residuals as well as gout symptomatology of the left and right great toes, but denied such eligibility for service connection of allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis under the PACT Act, presumptively linking it to the Veteran's active service in Southwest Asia.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected allergic rhinitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for sinusitis, but remanded the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 19, 2015, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis based on a prior and pending unadjudicated claim.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches and denied increased ratings for allergic rhinitis and pseudofolliculitis barbae, while remanding claims for service connection for a right ankle disability and bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic bronchitis, as there was no evidence of a diagnosis prior to the VA examinations in January 2024 and February 2024.

The appeals for increased ratings of the Veteran's conditions were dismissed from the modernized review system due to a procedural defect.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for sinusitis due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder, a bilateral knee disorder, sinusitis, and a liver disorder as there was no current diagnosis. The claims were also denied for the lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis due to a lack of evidence showing he has a current diagnosis of sinusitis.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for non-allergic rhinitis and service connection for sinusitis due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, chronic sinusitis/allergic rhinitis, and fibromyalgia with symptoms of unexplained back and leg pain due to inadequate VA examinations and a need for additional evidence regarding in-service environmental exposures.

The appeal for an initial compensable rating for sinusitis and an effective date prior to April 27, 2023, for the grant of service connection and assignment of an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches was dismissed due to a claims processing defect.

The appeal for service connection for sinusitis was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election, while the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of a left hand disability and denied service connection for rhinitis. The claims for service connection for right knee strain, left knee condition, back condition, neck condition, left hip condition, and right hip condition were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis during the appeal period.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for headaches as secondary to allergic rhinitis due to a need for an updated medical examination.