Sinusitis decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for chronic sinusitis and service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, shortness of breath (also claimed as breathing problems), primary anemia, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss and sinusitis, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on the applicable criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective date and service connection for various conditions, finding no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and her military service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for sinusitis based on the lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for chronic sinusitis was dismissed due to a concurrent election for review.

The appeal to restore the 10 percent disability rating for rhinitis was dismissed as moot because the issue has already been resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 5, 2021 for a 30 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, denied a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis, and granted service connection for sinusitis.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including shoulder, hand, foot, respiratory, and gastrointestinal issues, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, left knee strain with degenerative arthritis, and right knee degenerative arthritis to ensure that all relevant evidence is considered.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for sinusitis to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by failing to obtain a VA examination.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for chronic sinusitis and the compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis due to concurrent elections of review.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board granted an effective date of August 31, 2022, for the award of service connection for multiple conditions including adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, chronic (claimed as depression), deviated septum with rhinitis, vertigo, sleep apnea, cervical strain (claimed as neck condition), left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bronchitis, a left wrist scar rating, and a gastrointestinal disability. The appeal of the sinusitis claim was dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis with deviated nasal septum status post septoplasty and for service connection for sinusitis, as there was no evidence of entitlement to these benefits prior to August 8, 2023.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for rhinitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraines headaches.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was dismissed as the claim was granted during the pendency of the appeal. The other claims were remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and chronic rhinitis, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation.